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

[RogueBeaver]

Booker headlining a Hollywood confab on Friday.

[MAINEiac4434]

NY Post: "Cuomo takes key step toward launching presidential campaign"

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http://nypost.com/2017/03/11/cuomo-takes-key-step-toward-launching-presidential-campaign/

Cuomo is gonna crash an burn so badly in Iowa.

8%, behind Booker.

[MAINEiac4434]

Joe and Jill Biden at SXSW with some folks you may or may not recognize:

Does Maisie Williams have any idea who Joe Biden is?

[Married Gay Socialist]

You have to have a lot of balls (Can Angel confirm?) to think about running for president again 3 weeks after getting demolished in your home state by a reality TV star and dropping out of the race in disgrace.

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Back to the topic at hand:

The only answer for the Democrats in 2017 is real, strong, unapologetic, true progressives who cares more about the people and more about the real issues facing working Americans, and our young people. No more corporate Democrats.  Donald Trump will easily win again no matter how bad he does during his term if the Democrats put up another centrist corporate Dem. Clinton's campaign had no subsistence. 70% of her adds were personal attacks against Donald Trump- not policy subsistence.

The Democrats need an inspiring message of change that they can get behind- free of the corporate shade. The Democrats will continue to be decimated without a clear image and strong progressive anti-corruption leader.

I hope a progressive will rise to the call, so Hillary doesn't think she gets the change to embarrass the party again. Losing to the ape once should be enough. We cannot trust the Obama-Clinton New Democrat wing of the party to win seats in congress, bring new young people in, or fight for progressive change. We need a candidate of the people. No more billion dollar machines hell-bent on coronation rather than engaging in democracy with a serious contest of the ideas rather than personalities.

My answer to this question of, who in 2020? Here's my breakdown of who  think should run, and who should stay the hell away!

Acceptable:
Jeff Merkley, Russ Feingold, Donna Edwards, Tammy Baldwin, Raúl Grijalva, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Jared Polis, Pramila Jayapal,  Kamahla Harris, Ed Markey, Al Franken, Mazie Hirono, Tammy Duckworth, Judy Chu, Barbara Lee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Maxine Waters,

Unacceptable/Will Easily Lose:
Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine, Corey Booker, Tom Perez, Donna Brasil, any Obama, Bob Iger, Mark Cuban, Bill de Blasio, Debbie Stabenow, Chuck Schumer, Bill Nelsen, Chris Murphey, Dick Durbin, Patrick Murphy, Joe Donnelly


I'd have to say.. my top pick right now is Jeff Merkley. If he chooses not to run I hope Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, or Elizabeth Warren do.

I gave yall a lot of Dem choices that would be great. I urge the rest of you out there to seriously abandon any idea you may have for people like Clinton or any of the other listed horrible candidates. We need to win with strong progressive values. Personality poltics won beat Trump. Real substance in our fight for policies- only that will.

I will be in the fight for serious progressive change, no matter what may happen. Let's join together and fight for a more fair society, instead of allowing corporations to run our government, and in turn, our lives. Bernie's message lives on in so many young people like myself. We cant shun them, we must join them. That is the ticket to victory. Millennials are the largest generation in american history. We have the power. Now let's use it for the common good of the public, instead of never-ending wars & bailouts!

[Mr. Morden]

Warren will be speaking to the Detroit branch of the NAACP on April 23rd, five days after her new book comes out:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/elizabeth-warren-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-naacp-fight-for-freedom-fund-dinner

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[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Warren will be speaking to the Detroit branch of the NAACP on April 23rd, five days after her new book comes out:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/elizabeth-warren-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-naacp-fight-for-freedom-fund-dinner

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Seems like she's trying to cover up the holes in Bernie's resume from 2016.

[Mr. Morden]

Terry McAuliffe is going on a nationwide fundraising tour (with Holder and Pelosi) to raise $ for the Democrats’ redistricting reform advocacy group:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/eric-holder-nancy-pelosi-terry-mcauliffe-redistricting-235984

[Married Gay Socialist]

Terry McAuliffe is going on a nationwide fundraising tour (with Holder and Pelosi) to raise $ for the Democrats’ redistricting reform advocacy group:

I hope they stay as far away from the 2020 race as possible. No one more corrupt and establishmentarian than Holder & Pelosi. Major corporate champions.

[The Other Castro]

O'Malley has commissioned a poll from PPP of a hypothetical 2020 Iowa caucus. I'm not sure what else he can do besides shout from the rooftops that he's running again.

Discussion of said poll can be found here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=260768.msg5570040#new

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/omalley-iowa-2020-236063

[Mr. Morden]

Franken on 2020:

https://tcjewfolk.com/al-franken-interview/

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[Mr. Morden]

Mark Cuban opines on 2020 yet again:

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Mark-Cuban-Not-Ruling-Out-a-2020-White-House-Run-416248303.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Joe and Jill Biden at SXSW with some folks you may or may not recognize:

Does Maisie Williams have any idea who Joe Biden is?

I don't know.  But here's a Biden gif for Maisie on the off chance she's reading this:

[Shadows]

Did people see the Booker CNN interview? He spoke garbage & big lines all the time & was not making sense. He will probably turn out to be worse than Hillary & is possibly beyond repair at this point !

[MAINEiac4434]

Joe and Jill Biden at SXSW with some folks you may or may not recognize:

Does Maisie Williams have any idea who Joe Biden is?

I don't know.  But here's a Biden gif for Maisie on the off chance she's reading this:

King

[Mr. Morden]

Hartford Courant story on Murphy’s newly raised profile, and how he’s using it to raise big $ (by the standards of a Senator in Connecticut):

http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-chris-murphy-trump-fundraising-20170315-story.html

[Mr. Morden]

de Blasio managed to avoid breaking the law with his fundraising:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-de-blasio-dodges-criminal-charges-fund-raising-probe-article-1.2999730

He's thus free to run for president in 2020 scandal-free. 

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

I don't know if this has been mentioned on the thread, but Elizabeth Warren is going on a book tour.

My girlfriend and I have tickets to the Chicago leg on April 22; I'll report back if there are any 2020 tea leaves.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Hartford Courant story on Murphy’s newly raised profile, and how he’s using it to raise big $ (by the standards of a Senator in Connecticut):

http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-chris-murphy-trump-fundraising-20170315-story.html

That comment section is cancer

[Mr. Morden]

So, Andrew Cuomo’s nonprofit “HELP USA” decided to honor Joe Biden on Thursday, and Biden used the opportunity to talk politics in a way that he hasn’t since Trump’s inauguration:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/joe-biden-calls-trump-budget-policies-a-change-in-the-landscape-1.13276865

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Etc.

But the most notable thing to come from this event was an epic picture of Cuomo grinning at Biden.  I mean seriously, doesn’t this expression on Cuomo’s face terrify you?:

[Mr. Morden]

I don't know if this has been mentioned on the thread, but Elizabeth Warren is going on a book tour.

You linked to the info about her last book.  Her new book is "This Fight is Our Fight".  And yes, it's been mentioned here in this thread.  E.g.:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=233345.msg5513570#msg5513570

However, I haven't made any systematic attempt to list every stop she has planned on her book tour.  Is there a list somewhere?  I'm definitely keeping my eye out for any trips she might make to early primary states on this tour, if any.

[The Other Castro]

In another possible sign Warren is running, she has just hired Kristen Orthman for her political team, who is a former top aide to Harry Reid (who recently told her to run for president).

[Shadows]

Chelsea Clinton is writing a book of sorts "She persisted" which will have tales of many women including her mother !

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

I don't know if this has been mentioned on the thread, but Elizabeth Warren is going on a book tour.

You linked to the info about her last book.  Her new book is "This Fight is Our Fight".  And yes, it's been mentioned here in this thread.  E.g.:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=233345.msg5513570#msg5513570

However, I haven't made any systematic attempt to list every stop she has planned on her book tour.  Is there a list somewhere?  I'm definitely keeping my eye out for any trips she might make to early primary states on this tour, if any.

A quick search on the event site reveals only one other event, occurring at a venue of a similar size in Boston. It looks like Senate fundraising, for all intents and purposes.

[MAINEiac4434]

So, Andrew Cuomo’s nonprofit “HELP USA” decided to honor Joe Biden on Thursday, and Biden used the opportunity to talk politics in a way that he hasn’t since Trump’s inauguration:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/joe-biden-calls-trump-budget-policies-a-change-in-the-landscape-1.13276865

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Etc.

But the most notable thing to come from this event was an epic picture of Cuomo grinning at Biden.  I mean seriously, doesn’t this expression on Cuomo’s face terrify you?:

THIS IS HOW NORMAL HUMANS BE HAVE. I AM ANDREW CUOMO. VOTE FOR ME.

[Mr. Morden]

I don't know if this has been mentioned on the thread, but Elizabeth Warren is going on a book tour.

You linked to the info about her last book.  Her new book is "This Fight is Our Fight".  And yes, it's been mentioned here in this thread.  E.g.:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=233345.msg5513570#msg5513570

However, I haven't made any systematic attempt to list every stop she has planned on her book tour.  Is there a list somewhere?  I'm definitely keeping my eye out for any trips she might make to early primary states on this tour, if any.

A quick search on the event site reveals only one other event, occurring at a venue of a similar size in Boston. It looks like Senate fundraising, for all intents and purposes.

As noted in this thread a few days ago, she's scheduled to speak to the Detroit branch of the NAACP a few days after her book comes out:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=233345.msg5568727#msg5568727

She will presumably be doing an awful lot of public events right after the book is released, and not all of it will be explicitly book-related, but I'm sure she'll bring it up.  We'll presumably be hearing more about her April/May schedule in the coming weeks.