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

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Wayne LaPierre of the NRA calls out Tom Steyer (?), Andrew Cuomo, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren in his CPAC speech today.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Adam Schiff on 2020:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-skelton-adam-schiff-congress-20180222-story.html

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This seems pretty close to Sherman-esque? At least the closest we've got since Kaine, if my memory serves?

I'd actually say more revealing than Schiff's answer is the answer given by his consultant ("President is kind of a stretch for a member of the House").  That's not the sort of thing one would say if their boss is actually considering a run for president.  And presumably his own consultant would know if he was thinking about running for president.

Yep, meant a combination of both. Add Schiff saying the "I'm being asked to run because of Trump" (basically admitting he doesn't have the experience) to what the consultant said, and it seems pretty honest, at least right now.

[Mr. Morden]

Yep, meant a combination of both. Add Schiff saying the "I'm being asked to run because of Trump" (basically admitting he doesn't have the experience) to what the consultant said, and it seems pretty honest, at least right now.

Newsom's denial a couple of weeks ago was similarly revealing:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=273224.msg6040766#msg6040766

He denied that he was running in a way that actually made me believe him (because why deny in a way that could really come back to bite you if you're planning to later backtrack from your denial?).

[MAINEiac4434]

Wayne LaPierre of the NRA calls out Tom Steyer (?), Andrew Cuomo, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren in his CPAC speech today.

Steyer is funding and is the face of the largest #ImpeachTrump movement.

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Bernie says he's thinking about it. None of this "focused" on 2018 nonsense.

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“I would not be honest with you if I didn’t say, ‘Am I thinking about it? Yes I am. Have I made a decision? Absolutely not."
[]/quote]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/bernie-sanders-on-chuy-garcia-marie-newman-and-2020/

[UWS]

I know this is a 2020 thread, but after tonight's CNN Town Hall about Gun Control, I'm quite sure Marco Rubio's political career is toast.

That is all.

He lost a debate to a teenager.

He couldn't just say the word "no."

I wish he had Florida's other seat. I wish that so much. I can't wait until this guy has a long retirement.

Given his seat is up in 2022, and a Democrat probably will win in 2020...I think Rubio wins re-election. But his national ambitions are toast.

Not so fast. If he wins re-election in 2022, he's gonna have more experience in 2024 and learned from his mistakes in 2016. And if Bob Corker retires and if the GOP keeps its Senate majority in 2018 (which I think they are favored to do due to the map), I guess Rubio will be chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship since Jim Risch would replace Corker as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and so Rubio would succeed Risch as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship because he's next to Risch in this committee.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Saw this in the Lipinski thread:

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The probability of him running is pretty close to 100% at this point, IMO.

In a way, I kinda wanna see him get the nomination and then lose to Trump just so I can make fun of the Bernie supporters who said he would've won in 2016.

supporting an wannabe despot to own the bros

Who is a wannabe despot?

Trump. Trump is the wannabe despot.


Anyway, that's a very impressive labor meet. CFL, SEIU 1, and CTU are probably some of the more powerful labor forces in the biggest union town in the country.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Adam Schiff on 2020:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-skelton-adam-schiff-congress-20180222-story.html

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Garfield, I believe.

[Mr. Morden]

Dispatch from Garcetti's South Carolina trip:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-garcetti-south-carolina-20180223-story.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Moulton gives a "focused on 2018" type non-answer when asked about 2020:

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/02/what-we-need-is-fewer-guns-streets-rep-moulton-discusses-gun-control-2020-presidential-run-daca

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[Mr. Morden]

More Oprah denial, this time on Jimmy Kimmel:

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/375234-oprah-tells-kimmel-she-is-definitely-not-running-in-2020

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[Sir Mohamed]

More Oprah denial, this time on Jimmy Kimmel:

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/375234-oprah-tells-kimmel-she-is-definitely-not-running-in-2020

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Good. I like her, but Democrats need a professional in 2020, not a celebrity.

[Mr. Morden]

More Kasich deliberations on GOP primary run vs. 3rd party / Indy run.  9 Republicans “in or close with Kasich’s political operation” told Politico that Kasich has been working with a small circle of advisers and surveying donors about what he should do in 2020:

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/23/john-kasich-2020-trump-primary-elections-422337

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[Mr. Morden]

Steyer announces in a video that he's putting up $1 million to register high school students to vote ahead of the midterms:

https://twitter.com/TomSteyer/status/966835338009198592

[Mr. Morden]

Hickenlooper says he doesn’t want to talk about 2020:

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/23/john-hickenlooper-mass-shootings-423409

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O’Malley is going to campaign for Conor Lamb next week:

https://twitter.com/HCTrudo/status/967103370124320769

McAuliffe is joining Eric Holder’s redistricting project:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/2020-holder-mcauliffe/article/2649892

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[Spiffy]

Steyer announces in a video that he's putting up $1 million to register high school students to vote ahead of the midterms:

https://twitter.com/TomSteyer/status/966835338009198592

Finally doing something productive.

[Mr. Morden]

Dispatch from Sanders’s trip to Iowa….at least one person in attendance said that she’d support Tulsi Gabbard over Sanders, thereby disproving the notion that Gabbard fans only like her because of Sanders. 

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/kathie-obradovich/2018/02/23/bernie-sanders-radical-plays-safe-guns-parkland-shooting/367487002/

Meanwhile, here’s this week’s Sunday morning talk show watch:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEWS_SHOWS?SITE=AP

Kasich and Hickenlooper will both be on “This Week”, while Chris Murphy will be on “State of the Union”.

[tosk]

Steyer announces in a video that he's putting up $1 million to register high school students to vote ahead of the midterms:

https://twitter.com/TomSteyer/status/966835338009198592

Finally doing something productive.

honestly! this is a really good use of money, at least to me, and even though I probably wouldn't vote for him, it definitely endears me to him.

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/ericbradner/status/967190353332842496

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[Mr. Morden]

Here's another dispatch from Garcetti's South Carolina trip:

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/as-democratic-primary-warms-up-la-mayor-eric-garcetti-stakes/article_2bd52b80-188d-11e8-97e8-43d6a1ccd959.html

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[MAINEiac4434]

Here's another dispatch from Garcetti's South Carolina trip:

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/as-democratic-primary-warms-up-la-mayor-eric-garcetti-stakes/article_2bd52b80-188d-11e8-97e8-43d6a1ccd959.html

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I dunno, Mr. Mayor, I think you’ll drop out after finishing 9th in Iowa.

[Mr. Morden]

Here's another dispatch from Garcetti's South Carolina trip:

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/as-democratic-primary-warms-up-la-mayor-eric-garcetti-stakes/article_2bd52b80-188d-11e8-97e8-43d6a1ccd959.html

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I dunno, Mr. Mayor, I think you’ll drop out after finishing 9th in Iowa.

The Iowa caucuses are nearly two years away, so plenty of time for Garcetti to visit SC and the other early primary states between now and then.

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

This man. This Manson

[History505]

This man. This Manson

This thread is not for this type of stuff.

[Mr. Morden]

Steyer addresses the California Democratic Party convention in San Diego, says he’s “focused” on the midterms and not thinking about his future beyond that:

https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2018/02/24/billionaire-tom-steyer-mum-on-2020-ambitions-stays-focused-on-2018/

Strangest tidbit: Sounds like he wants to make some amendments to the constitution:

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