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

[Mr. Morden]

Booker asked about 2020 again.  He says “my focus is running again in 2020”, which presumably is intended to mean running for reelection for Senate, though I don’t think he’s announced yet whether he’s going to run for another term for Senate.

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/03/20/at-nj-spotlight-newsmaker-u-s-sen-booker-meets-with-our-members/

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Seattle Times story on Schultz stepping down as Starbucks CEO, which mentions 2020:

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/an-era-ends-for-starbucks-and-howard-schultz/

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[Mr. Morden]

Cuomo is hiring a bunch of Obama, Biden, and Clinton veterans:

http://nypost.com/2017/03/21/cuomo-padding-his-staff-with-veteran-democrats/

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[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Ugh

[henster]

The worst thing about a Cuomo run is it will probably dissuade Gillibrand from running.

[Mr. Morden]

The worst thing about a Cuomo run is it will probably dissuade Gillibrand from running.

That's what everyone said about Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. 

[Mr. Morden]

Klobuchar, in questioning Gorsuch says “It’s pretty important to me” that it’s constitutional for a woman to be president of the United States.  Video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to13izMf5rE&t=1m16s

I guess she just wants to be sure that if she’s elected president, the Roberts Court won’t rule her ineligible. 

[Mr. Morden]

Warren to give keynote address at Emily’s List gala:

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-22/warren-to-speak-at-emily-s-list-gala-as-she-considers-campaigns

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[Mr. Morden]

Biden on Capitol Hill, speaking at rally to save Obamacare:

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/844558875403730945
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/844559274500116480
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/844560099083464706
https://twitter.com/deirdrewalshcnn/status/844561367394865152

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[Mr. Morden]

Keith Ellison is doing an event in New Hampshire on Saturday:

https://www.facebook.com/NHDems/photos/a.10150541483732785.460841.205826147784/10155887206582785/?type=3&theater

And speaking of New Hampshire, the annual McIntyre-Shaheen fundraising dinner is now scheduled for April 30th:

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/mcintyreshaheen2017?mc_cid=815014d106&mc_eid=

In past years, it’s drawn Democratic presidential candidates, though no national headliners are being mentioned for it this time.  But maybe they’ll be able to snag one of the prospective 2020ers.  It’s still more than a month away, so there’s plenty of time for them to find someone.

[NeederNodder]

Tom Periello is taking Questions on Reddit Right Now

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/60x5qk/im_tom_perriello_current_candidate_for_virginia

[Mr. Morden]

Bob Iger's contract at Disney has been extended until July 2, 2019, perfect timing for him to launch his presidential campaign. 

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/money/bob-iger-extends-contract-at-disney/411049502

[Mr. Morden]

Robby Mook was asked a few days ago if Hillary Clinton would run for president again:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/robby-mook-wont-rule-out-hillary-clinton-running-again-in-2020/article/2617982

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[Mr. Morden]

Sunday morning talk show watch: Kasich and Sanders will both be on CNN’s “State of the Union” tomorrow:

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

In other news, Biden says he regrets “not being president” by sitting out the 2016 race:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-biden-gop-health-care_us_58d58b51e4b03692bea610cc

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[NOVA Green]

Mr Morden....

Just wanted to jump in and say how much I, and many other members of the Forum, appreciate all of the hard work and dedication that you have provided 24 hours on this thread.   

Most of us rarely post, but this thread is obviously not only a project of love, but also contributes to the overall "Body of Knowledge" on Atlas, as well as all of the lurkers that monitor this thread, and share your current updates on many other forums on the Blogosphere (Did I just date myself)      

[The Other Castro]

Dana Bash @DanaBashCNN
Wow. @JohnKasich just told me he isn't running again for president.

[houseonaboat]

Sunday morning talk show watch: Kasich and Sanders will both be on CNN’s “State of the Union” tomorrow:

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

In other news, Biden says he regrets “not being president” by sitting out the 2016 race:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-biden-gop-health-care_us_58d58b51e4b03692bea610cc

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I feel like Biden says some variation of this every other week.

[Mr. Morden]

Dana Bash @DanaBashCNN
Wow. @JohnKasich just told me he isn't running again for president.

Looks like his statement was far less than Shermanesque:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kasich-thinks-he-wont-run-for-president-again-but-doesnt-close-the-door/article/2618475

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In any case, Kasich has a book coming out next month, and his book tour will take him back to New Hampshire, so I’m sure he’ll be asked this question many more times in the near future.

And btw, for someone who's not running for president again, he sure does like giving interviews on the Sunday news shows.  It seems like he's been on there every other week since the inauguration, which has got to be way more than any other governor in the country.

[mencken]

He would have a better chance as a unity candidate in a very crowded Democratic field than primarying Trump.

[Mr. Morden]

Sanders asked at a town hall if he’ll run for prez again in 2020 and says that it’s “too early to begin thinking about that”:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/life/2017/03/25/sanders-boosts-arts-education-town-meeting-hinesburg/99488174/

Warren deflects a similar question at her own event at Framingham State University:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20170325/fight-back-warren-tells-cheering-crowd-in-framingham

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He would have a better chance as a unity candidate in a very crowded Democratic field than primarying Trump.

I feel like there's a strong chance that *someone* on the Republican side will run against Trump in the primary just to make a statement, even knowing that they can't win.  Whether it'll be Kasich or not, I don't know.  But people run for president all the time despite having a <1% chance of winning, so for someone out there, not being able to win won't be a strong enough deterrent.

[Mr. Morden]

Business Insider has a new story on Mark Cuban 2020:

http://www.businessinsider.com/cuban-2020-president-trump-2017-3

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So I guess, just like Trump himself, Cuban is a bit confused about what a “blind trust” is.

[The Other Castro]

There is a universe where, in 2021, Mark Cuban and Mr. Wonderful are discussing trade relations between the U.S. and Canada.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Dana Bash @DanaBashCNN
Wow. @JohnKasich just told me he isn't running again for president.

Looks like his statement was far less than Shermanesque:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kasich-thinks-he-wont-run-for-president-again-but-doesnt-close-the-door/article/2618475

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In any case, Kasich has a book coming out next month, and his book tour will take him back to New Hampshire, so I’m sure he’ll be asked this question many more times in the near future.

And btw, for someone who's not running for president again, he sure does like giving interviews on the Sunday news shows.  It seems like he's been on there every other week since the inauguration, which has got to be way more than any other governor in the country.

Just before that though, he said the word no about 8 times, so pretty close to shernanesque:. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kasich-president-2020_us_58d7d3ffe4b03692bea6c7a5

[Mr. Morden]

Dana Bash @DanaBashCNN
Wow. @JohnKasich just told me he isn't running again for president.

Looks like his statement was far less than Shermanesque:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kasich-thinks-he-wont-run-for-president-again-but-doesnt-close-the-door/article/2618475

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In any case, Kasich has a book coming out next month, and his book tour will take him back to New Hampshire, so I’m sure he’ll be asked this question many more times in the near future.

And btw, for someone who's not running for president again, he sure does like giving interviews on the Sunday news shows.  It seems like he's been on there every other week since the inauguration, which has got to be way more than any other governor in the country.

Just before that though, he said the word no about 8 times, so pretty close to shernanesque:. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kasich-president-2020_us_58d7d3ffe4b03692bea6c7a5

OK, I found the full video.  Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7vXmE6mmg8&t=9m53s

The way I would interpret that is that he’s saying that he’s not keeping an active national schedule as a way of positioning himself for another White House run, but I wouldn’t read that as a premeditated denial of the kind that, say, Kaine and Warner have given.

But like I said, he’ll surely be asked about this again multiple times on his book tour next month, so I guess we’ll see how he reacts when he’s asked the next time.

[Mr. Morden]

Julian Castro...

https://gantdaily.com/2017/03/27/former-hud-secretary-you-cant-just-dump-ideology-into-policymaking/

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(Apparently, he said that in a conversation with David Axelrod for a podcast recorded several weeks ago, but which has just recently been released.)

[The Other Castro]

Castro is not the right person to counter Trump. Maybe he'd be good in a future election, but not 2020.