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

[Kingpoleon]

I met Tom Cotton once or twice. He's "meaner than a snake and smarter than you are".

[Kingpoleon]

I met Tom Cotton once or twice. He's "meaner than a snake and smarter than you are".

So Ted Cruz but whiter?

Cotton is a neoconservative who supports/supported raising the minimum wage. A strange mixture of Huckabee, Cruz, and McCain.

[Kingpoleon]

I just received an email from the O'Malley campaign thanking me for my financial support and it closed with a statement that we should "never stop fighting". It was signed "see you soon".

As if it wasn't completely obvious he was going to try again at some point.

Since you are a Marylander, do you think that means a statewide bid in 2018 or what? Dutch Ruppersburger will be 73 in 2019, too, and I think that's the district O'Malley lives in.

[Kingpoleon]

I don't know why everyone assumes Ryan's running, considering that after 4 years of Hillary he's not gonna be in the best political shape. Plus he turned down 2 Senate runs & a POTUS run already.

I think the only way he will run is if he retires in 2018. Otherwise, he most assuredly either thinks he can become Speaker for, say, ten years(2015-2025), retire, and either then run for President in 2024 or 2028.

Why will he have to retire as Speaker two to eight years before running:

Speakers only get more and more unpopular as time goes on. 2020 may be his only shot.

In other news, www.Kasich2020.com is a thing. #BuckleUp

[Kingpoleon]

Funnily enough, I think Joaquin would be a better candidate. Maybe Julian runs in 2024 to pave the way for Joaquin in 2028?

Joaquin would be more likely to win any Senate races. He has four years under his belt in Congress already and twelve years in the State House before that.

[Kingpoleon]

Cotton is attending a Heck fundraiser next week. He's also speaking at Laxalt's Basque Fry event.

Paul Laxalt will likely not be alive in 2020. No use courting his endorsement

I wasn't even invited to his Basque Fry event/funeral!

I mean, I probably wouldn't eat him, but still.

[Kingpoleon]

Dispatch from the annual RedState Gathering a few days ago:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/438980/five-observations-redstate-gathering

Sasse "stole the show", Fiorina also received well, Cory Gardner "had an uneven performance".

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Sasse would be the first President since Wilson to have a doctorate.

Well, I guess he has a low standard.

[Kingpoleon]

Ryan's best hope is retiring now or in 2018, with Walker losing in 2018 and Ryan running for Governor in 2022.

[Kingpoleon]

Everyone is saying that Cuomo is too moderate to win a Democratic nomination, but he is literally the guy who said that pro-lifers have no place in New York.  How liberal does one have to go to win the nomination?

Corrupt social liberals =/= progressives/social democrats

[Kingpoleon]

If Joaquin Castro runs for Mayor, or becomes the VP nominee, couldn't Julian Castro run for Joaquin's House seat?

[Kingpoleon]

Franken says he will not run for president in 2020:

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/sen-al-franken-rejects-2020-presidential-run-exclusive-221600004.html

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I will continue to say I can't believe he would rule it out four years out. If anyone would get my vote who is a progressive, it would be him.

[Kingpoleon]

Franken says he will not run for president in 2020:

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/sen-al-franken-rejects-2020-presidential-run-exclusive-221600004.html

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I will continue to say I can't believe he would rule it out four years out. If anyone would get my vote who is a progressive, it would be him.

Requoting this so it isn't missed.

[Kingpoleon]

Biden is the only person Julian Castro would make sense for.

[Kingpoleon]

One thing I missed was that in Evan McMullin's concession speech he mentioned 2020:

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/09/2020-evan-mcmullin-calls-conservative-movement.html

McMullin's continued to be critical of Trump since election day, so it wouldn't shock me if he ends up running again in 2020....but this time in the Republican primary.

I think he might win a state, but I have no idea which one. Maine? Arkansas?

Utah??

[Kingpoleon]

Sherrod Brown, Amy Klobuchar, and Claire McCaskill are all asked about running for president in 2020:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/313666-cory-booker-kicks-off-2020-maneuvering-in-the-senate

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NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Don't worry. I'm sure McCaskill will run.

[Kingpoleon]

Kasich in Munich talking to Poroshenko:

Who speaks what language?

[Kingpoleon]

So apparently there’s a new conference for “progressive activists” that’s been announced for June 9-11 in Chicago called “People’s Summit 2.0”.  The 2.0 is because there was also one held last year.  Bernie Sanders will be the keynote speaker:

http://www.thepeoplessummit.org

And according to this flyer, Tulsi Gabbard will be speaking there as well:

Literal socialists and communists? CPAC is looking better than this...

[Kingpoleon]

Van Jones is a revolutionary, a possible 9/11 truther, a SJW, and a strong supporter of Occupy Wall Street.