The “Who is running in 2020?” tea leaves thread, Part 2

[Mr. Morden]

The last few days, a slew of prospective 2020ers spoke at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/potential-2020-candidates-gather-texas-tribune-festival-talk-white-house-n915181

Holder, Merkley, Avenatti, Klobuchar, Kerry, Landrieu, Hickenlooper, Castro, de Blasio, Buttigieg, and Patrick were all there:

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[Mr. Morden]

Merkley joins Delaney for some steak flipping in Iowa:

https://twitter.com/IAStartingLine/status/1046095287679373312

[Mr. Morden]

Avenatti talks about people encouraging him to run, including DNC officials:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/2020-avenatti-dnc-encouragement-to-run

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[RogueBeaver]

Long NYT on Biden: he's undecided but intensely deliberating due to the lack of a clear field leader he could support. Private poll has him beloved in Iowa and up comfortably on Warren there. Obamaworld, including Michelle and Jarrett, is encouraging Patrick.

[BlueSwan]

Warren is going to announce fairly early to try to shut the door on other leftist candidates, I think.

[gottsu]

Long NYT on Biden: he's undecided but intensely deliberating due to the lack of a clear field leader he could support. Private poll has him beloved in Iowa and up comfortably on Warren there. Obamaworld, including Michelle and Jarrett, is encouraging Patrick.

It's not the first time when we see and read such news. 2020 ambitions of ex. Booker or Harris are trumped up.

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

Ye said on SNL that he intended running for president.

[Grassroots]

Ye said on SNL that he intended running for president.

Independent? Democrat?

If he likes Trump so much why is he running?

[tosk]

Ye said on SNL that he intended running for president.

Independent? Democrat?

If he likes Trump so much why is he running?

'24 I believe

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Relevant news from a few days ago:

https://twitter.com/HCTrudo/status/1044261399441100800

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That's a major strike against Warren right there.

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

Ye said on SNL that he intended running for president.

Independent? Democrat?

If he likes Trump so much why is he running?

'24 I believe

Yes, it's '24. A German news site cited him wrongly.
Thus I guess he's going to run as a Republican.

[tosk]

Ye said on SNL that he intended running for president.

Independent? Democrat?

If he likes Trump so much why is he running?

'24 I believe

Yes, it's '24. A German news site cited him wrongly.
Thus I guess he's going to run as a Republican.

if he gets above 1% I'm jumping ship. hope the dems will be more big tent by then.

[NOVA Green]

Merkley joins Delaney for some steak flipping in Iowa:

https://twitter.com/IAStartingLine/status/1046095287679373312

Merkley has been doing a "stealth roll" in Iowa to support local DEM candidates, post "Steak BBQ"...

Looks like he hit Cedar Rapids (Linn County) plus Jasper County (Newton) as well...

https://www.newtondailynews.com/2018/10/01/oregon-senator-fires-up-iowa-democrats-in-newton-weekend-canvas/a245ea3/

[LabourJersey]

Long NYT on Biden: he's undecided but intensely deliberating due to the lack of a clear field leader he could support. Private poll has him beloved in Iowa and up comfortably on Warren there. Obamaworld, including Michelle and Jarrett, is encouraging Patrick.

Honestly if Biden doesn't have Obamaworld support I don't see him running. What exactly would be his lane?

[JG]

Long NYT on Biden: he's undecided but intensely deliberating due to the lack of a clear field leader he could support. Private poll has him beloved in Iowa and up comfortably on Warren there. Obamaworld, including Michelle and Jarrett, is encouraging Patrick.

Honestly if Biden doesn't have Obamaworld support I don't see him running. What exactly would be his lane?

Considering Obamaworld prefered Clinton over him and now seems to have picked Patricks over him really makes it look like they have little trust in Biden's potential.

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/02/kander-kansas-city-mayoral-race-862557

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I think this takes Kander out contention for not only 2020, but probably 2024, and maybe beyond as well.

[Mr. Morden]

A bunch of potential 2020ers (Buttigieg, Gabbard, O'Malley, and Swalwell) all showed up in Iowa this weekend for a fundraiser for Rep. Dave Loebsack:

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/potential-2020-democratic-contenders-test-caucus-messages-20180923

Looks like Gabbard also visited New Hampshire on that same weekend(!):

https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/hawaii-democrat-touts-aloha-spirit-fight-for-peace-at-progressive/article_733dfad5-9427-5f41-9208-2ff19565980a.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Sherrod Brown says he doesn’t aspire to be president, but stops short of a Shermanesque denial:

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/10/sen_sherrod_brown_says_he_has.html

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Inslee:

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/inslee-iowa-2020-856801

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Warren says the Kavanaugh hearings helped prompt her presidential trial balloon:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/409517-warren-kavanaugh-hearing-reinforced-decision-to-consider

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[Mr. Morden]

Long NYT on Biden: he's undecided but intensely deliberating due to the lack of a clear field leader he could support. Private poll has him beloved in Iowa and up comfortably on Warren there. Obamaworld, including Michelle and Jarrett, is encouraging Patrick.

Michelle?  I'm not sure, but is that the first we're hearing that Obama's own family is in on the Patrick train?

Also:

Merkley joins Delaney for some steak flipping in Iowa:

https://twitter.com/IAStartingLine/status/1046095287679373312

The more I look at that pic, the more I'm fascinated by Delaney in the background seemingly staring down the guy with a John Delaney shirt on.

[Mr. Morden]

Holder says he'll decide in the "first quarter" of 2019:

https://pjmedia.com/election/eric-holder-thinking-about-running-against-trump-time-for-democrats-to-be-tough/

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Holder says he'll decide in the "first quarter" of 2019:

https://pjmedia.com/election/eric-holder-thinking-about-running-against-trump-time-for-democrats-to-be-tough/

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As if Eric Holder has any influence over the election.

[Mr. Morden]

Schultz has a book coming out on Feb. 12th, and so will have a book tour at that time (which could conceivably lead into a presidential run):

https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-howard-schultz-starbucks-f50a3961-c07f-41c6-9f2a-294256bafea7.html

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[Former Kentuckian]

Politico mentions that former Warren staffers have taken jobs at the state parties of New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2018/10/03/warrens-ground-game-angry-and-unafraid-to-show-it-trump-bump-for-retirees-320319

[Karpatsky]

I think it's now safe to chalk Warren up as 'functionally declared'. Wonder how many we'll get actually declaring 1Q2019.

[CookieDamage]

I think it's now safe to chalk Warren up as 'functionally declared'. Wonder how many we'll get actually declaring 1Q2019.

Since it's gonna be a crowded field I can see many people declaring in Jan, Feb, and March but I think a lot will declare in Q2.