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

[Spiffy]

More NH news:

https://twitter.com/steinhausernh1/status/1042723090042691584?s=21
https://twitter.com/steinhausernh1/status/1042724535458516992?s=21
https://twitter.com/steinhausernh1/status/1042764588289351680?s=21
https://twitter.com/steinhausernh1/status/1041717036311871488?s=21

[kdawg]

prediction: Avenatti going to crowd out the field and act as liberals trump

[Mr. Morden]

Sherrod Brown was asked about 2020 in this interview, and gave two non-denial responses:

https://www.cincinnati.com/videos/news/2018/09/20/sherrod-brown-interested-running-president/1371527002/

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[Jags]

prediction: Avenatti going to crowd out the field and act as liberals trump

Avenatti is delusional, no one on the left likes him.

[Mr. Morden]

I already mentioned this Booker profile in another thread, but here's the relevant 2020 comment from the Book man himself:

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[Mr. Morden]

Biden:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-speaks-at-cancer-summit-possible-2020-presidential-bid/

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"the former mayor of Massachusetts". 

[Mr. Morden]

Steyer is spending heavily on ads in the early primary states.  Nominally, these ads are about the '18 midterms.  But then, I'm sure it must be a coincidence that he's concentrating 90% of his spending in the first four presidential primary states:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/18/iowa-tv-2020-presidential-political-ads-advertising-caucus-election-john-delaney-tom-steyer-democrat/1273124002/

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[Spiffy]

Not sure if it means anything but here I go anyway... Catherine Cortez-Masto has been campaigning for Tammy Baldwin and Amy Klobuchar/Tina Smith. An interesting Midwest swing.

https://twitter.com/catherinefornv/status/1042812497378639872?s=21
https://twitter.com/catherinefornv/status/1042920973396320256?s=21
https://twitter.com/tinasmithmn/status/1043184054600953858?s=21

[Progressive Pessimist]

Biden:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-speaks-at-cancer-summit-possible-2020-presidential-bid/

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"the former mayor of Massachusetts". 

...Perhaps age does matter when it comes to running for President. This sounds like something Trump would say. Granted, Trump saying this would not be because of his age as much as it would be about him just plain being an idiot.

[Mr. Morden]

Omarosa won't rule out a run for president:

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/22/omarosa-manigault-newman-says-she-would-consider-running-for-president/23537740/

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[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/ElizLanders/status/1043613080138264576

[tosk]

Omarosa won't rule out a run for president:

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/22/omarosa-manigault-newman-says-she-would-consider-running-for-president/23537740/

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i am so

so

tired

of headlines like this, along with the people.

[Mr. Morden]

O'Malley was in Davenport, Iowa yesterday, and had this to say about his future:

https://qconline.com/news/democrat-o-malley-brings-optimism-to-quad-cities/article_b7fa283c-dfaa-5bc3-9239-8233ff9f9de6.html

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Meanwhile, Warren goes back to her present tense denial mantra:

https://riverdalestandard.com/warren-i-am-not-running-for-president-in-2020/24473/

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[President Johnson]

Omarosa won't rule out a run for president:

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/22/omarosa-manigault-newman-says-she-would-consider-running-for-president/23537740/

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Avenatti/Omarosa 2020!

But LOL at all these attention seekers with zero qualifications. It's getting kind of ridiculous.

[Mr. Morden]

Bloomberg non-committal:

https://pix11.com/2018/09/23/former-mayor-bloomberg-says-hes-undecided-on-2020-run-for-president/

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[History505]

Omarosa won't rule out a run for president:

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/22/omarosa-manigault-newman-says-she-would-consider-running-for-president/23537740/

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Just trying to stay relevant, and if she did run, she'd get nowhere.

[Mr. Morden]

The Hill talks some more about all the ads Steyer is running in Iowa here:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/407812-democrats-get-early-start-in-iowa

His spokesman says he will “assess what the Democratic field looks like and make a decision” about a 2020 run after the midterms.

[Mr. Morden]

A bunch of potential 2020ers (Buttigieg, Gabbard, O'Malley, and Swalwell) all showed up in Iowa this weekend for a fundraiser for Rep. Dave Loebsack:

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/potential-2020-democratic-contenders-test-caucus-messages-20180923

[Terry the Fat Shark]

What are these poor souls going to say in 6 weeks

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/1043155821977317377

[Mr. Morden]

What are these poor souls going to say in 6 weeks

They'll say that it's time to focus on Christmas.

[Sir Mohamed]

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/1043155821977317377

If he runs, I doubt he even makes it to the Iowa Caucus, let alone Super Tuesday. Garcetti '20 isn't happening.

[UWS]

Biden is reportedly "convinced he can beat Trump", but remains uncertain about pulling the trigger:

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I wouldn't if I were Biden. He's literally one of the most obvious possibly candidates for a #MeToo scandal to occur during the race.

I also doubt he would gather much enthusiasm (among white non-educated, among millenials, among black voters, among hispanics, among females and among progressives), and he also has too much history and is too affiliated with the establihsment... He'll probably still win, but he's not a strong candidate, and Trump has a shot of beating him... I also believe compared to other democrats Biden will do worse in the rust belt. The democrats need a candidate who will win back the Rust Belt and win disenfranchised voters back, and Biden isn't a good option for that. Though Biden would do well in Arizona, North Carolina and Florida, because he'll probably win some independents / moderates and conservatives, and have a larger share of older people than other democrats.

Actually, Biden would do better in the Rust Belt. He was born in Pennsylvania and so he has strong connections there. So I think he has a very decent shot in winning Pennsylvania just like he has for Michigan since it was under his watch as Vice-President that the Obama Administration put forward the auto bailout, which, according to some people, « saved » the auto industry, including in Detroit.

[Grassroots]

Omarosa won't rule out a run for president:

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/22/omarosa-manigault-newman-says-she-would-consider-running-for-president/23537740/

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Stop posting these celebrity attention grabs. They aren't serious and they negate the seriousness of this thread.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Michael Avenatti claims that his client has evidence/a claim that Brett Kavanaugh was a member of a gang rape group, and will release it by Wednesday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408151-avenatti-new-client-will-go-public-with-kavanaugh-accusations-in-next-48