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

[HillGoose]

bruh what if like Lamar Alexander was like running

[TheSaint250]

Charlie Baker spokesman asked about 2020:

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[Mr. Morden]

Bill Kristol visited Iowa in March, and he was supposed to visit New Hampshire as well the same month for the “Politics and Eggs” lecture series, but that was postponed due to a snow storm.  Well, he’s in NH now for that rescheduled lecture, and being asked if his early primary state visits indicate an interest in a presidential run:

http://www.insidesources.com/bill-kristol-trump-2020-democrat-republicans-fear/

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[kyc0705]

Charlie Baker spokesman asked about 2020:

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Honestly, I don't get Atlas's obsession with the word "focused". I understand that it's a word commonly used in clear non-denials, but it's also not always indicative of a non-denial. "Absolutely not" seems like a pretty telling indicator -- at least much more so than Atlas's favorite buzzword -- and imo it's almost disingenuous to point out the use of the F word as something that's suddenly important.

I do think this is most likely a sincere denial.  I just think it's funny how nearly every denial includes "focused", especially the obviously fake ones.

I don't know, I think "focus" is a very common weasel word in politics, even outside of the presidential sphere, and I don't believe much can be read into whether a statement does or does not contain it.

(I do appreciate you explaining why you always bold it, though: I've always been confused by that )

[Mr. Morden]

Here's video of Kristol, in New Hampshire, being asked about his 2020 plans:

https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/999292331663773696

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-bill-kristol-brings-his-never-trump-message-to-new-hampshire/

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[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Here's video of Kristol, in New Hampshire, being asked about his 2020 plans:

https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/999292331663773696

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-bill-kristol-brings-his-never-trump-message-to-new-hampshire/

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Watch as him and David Jolly become a well known team in 2020

[Mr. Morden]

Another Inslee 2020 question:

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/inslee-heading-to-iowa-for-fundraiser-prompting-questions-about-a-possible-run-for-president/

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[tosk]

Another Inslee 2020 question:

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/inslee-heading-to-iowa-for-fundraiser-prompting-questions-about-a-possible-run-for-president/

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jay inslee seems like a better choice for VEEP but i suppose we'll see

[henster]

Another Inslee 2020 question:

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/inslee-heading-to-iowa-for-fundraiser-prompting-questions-about-a-possible-run-for-president/

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jay inslee seems like a better choice for VEEP but i suppose we'll see

I'd put him in the same basket as McAuliffe and Hickenlooper old white Governor who doesn't really have much charisma. I think the only chance a white straight guy is going to be the nominee is if they are really young.

[Mr. Morden]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

[foxh8er]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

I doubt she's running for President. Maybe Levi Sanders asked her to come.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

I doubt she's running for President. Maybe Levi Sanders asked her to come.

Thank you for citing additional evidence that we are in the dumbest timeline.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

I doubt she's running for President. Maybe Levi Sanders asked her to come.

Thank you for citing additional evidence that we are in the dumbest timeline.

Of everything crazy going on in the world, why would someone with the username "Shameless Bernie Hack" decide this is what shows we are in the dumbest timeline?

[Mr. Morden]

More 2020 talk with Bill Kristol here:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/henrygomez/bill-kristol-president-trump-challenger

He wants to get someone to run against Trump in the 2020 primaries, and mentions Romney, Sasse, Mattis, Haley, and Kasich as people he could get behind.  He met with Kasich a few weeks ago, which gave us this pic:



But he briefly floats the idea that maybe, just maybe, he would run if no one else is up for it:

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[Mr. Morden]

Another article speculating about Inslee's plans:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/opinion/president-governor-or-retirement-only-inslee-knows-his-plan/

Running for president, running for a 3rd term for governor, or simply retiring in 2020 are all possibilities, and no one knows which way he'll go.

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[Yellowhammer]

More 2020 talk with Bill Kristol here:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/henrygomez/bill-kristol-president-trump-challenger

He wants to get someone to run against Trump in the 2020 primaries, and mentions Romney, Sasse, Mattis, Haley, and Kasich as people he could get behind.  He met with Kasich a few weeks ago, which gave us this pic:



But he briefly floats the idea that maybe, just maybe, he would run if no one else is up for it:

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I really hope Kristol runs, just so I can watch him get single digits against Trump in the Iowa Caucuses.

[Mr. Morden]

I really hope Kristol runs, just so I can watch him get single digits against Trump in the Iowa Caucuses.

It's unclear whether there will even be a presidential preference vote at the GOP Iowa caucuses this time:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=286279.0

[Progressive Pessimist]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

I doubt she's running for President. Maybe Levi Sanders asked her to come.

Thank you for citing additional evidence that we are in the dumbest timeline.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Nina Turner to do an event in New Hampshire on June 30th:

http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-our-revolution-president-nina-turner-to-headline-nh-event/20891553

We are truly in the dumbest timeline

I doubt she's running for President. Maybe Levi Sanders asked her to come.

Thank you for citing additional evidence that we are in the dumbest timeline.

Of everything crazy going on in the world, why would someone with the username "Shameless Bernie Hack" decide this is what shows we are in the dumbest timeline?

Because 1) if you haven’t noticed my Bernie takes are somewhat nuanced, indicating a certain amount of deliberate irony in name choice.

2) Levi running for Congress, let alone in the NH 1, is one of the most absurd, boneheaded political follies I’ve ever seen. Anyone truly concerned with the Left and the project of creating a democratic and equal society instead of what just aping what TYT tells them to think would realize this.

[HillGoose]

bruh what is the chances of Andy Kaufman coming back from hiding and running for president

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

bruh what is the chances of Andy Kaufman coming back from hiding and running for president

What are the chances he already did?!

[Progressive Pessimist]

bruh what is the chances of Andy Kaufman coming back from hiding and running for president

For awhile that's what Trump's candidacy came off to me as. If he wasn't serious it would have been a brilliant piece of performance art where he poses as a caricature of what the Republican Party has become. If Trump was smarter he might have been putting our country through a social experiment like "The Wave." Obviously, this was not the case.

[Mr. Morden]

Flake on 2020:

http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/389556-flake-doesnt-rule-out-challenging-trump-in-2020

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[MAINEiac4434]

Chris Murphy has hired Jenna Lowenstein, who was the digital director for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign:

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/05/18/house-immigration-votes-discharge-petition-271094

Bad sign if he runs. I did a term paper this semester on the digital campaigns of Trump and Clinton, and my conclusion was basically that Trump wiped the floor with Clinton because he was able to use Twitter to become more "authentic" while Clinton seemed distant and cold via her digital campaign.