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

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http://draftfranken.com/join-the-team/

DRAFT FRANKEN now has positions open for a National Finance Director, National Media Director, Social Media Coordinator, etc.

Looks like it's getting real and is probably the most sophisticated draft effort as of yet for 2020...though obviously it's crazy early

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There are both Cory Booker 2020 and Elizabeth Warren 2020 Facebook pages:

https://www.facebook.com/PresidentCoryBooker/
https://www.facebook.com/VoteforElizabethWarren/

Looks like this page is actually more active than either of those two:

https://www.facebook.com/tulsi2020/

The FB page "Run Tulsi Run" is extremely active. Many of the commenters are anti-Hillary, pro-Bernie, and even pro-Trump. I have to admit that I like Gabbard but it is a really, really oddball mix on that page.

Are any of these actually associated with a PAC or with a broader movement?

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Gabriel Debenedetti ‏@gdebenedetti  3m3 minutes ago
Hard not to read into it a LITTLE when ambitious pols go to Iowa. Jason Kander→Des Moines for the Progress Iowa holiday party next month.

Yeah but he's obviously NOT running for prez. So what do you think it is? DNC Chair?

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Rep. Xavier Becerra will be appointed California Attorney General by Gov. Jerry Brown. Takes him out of Washington and probably forecloses presidential ambitions for 2020...I've always thought he had them.

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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/05/joe-biden-predicts-he-will-run-for-president-in-2020-adds-that-he-is-not-yet-committed.html

The story on Biden

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Apparently, someone (either Warren herself or perhaps someone looking to promote her) has already scooped up the domain name http://elizabethwarren2020.com .  At present it just takes you to her Senate campaign website.  To be clear, her Senate seat is up in 2018, not 2020.  But someone must have realized that 2020 presidential buzz would eventually lead people to check out elizabethwarren2020.com .

Interesting. But isn't it amateurish to have the election year in the URL?

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BTW,

http://www.runcoryrun.com

Run Cory Run appears to look somewhat legit

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It's at the end, but Bernie Sanders is on MSNBC now with Chris Hayes. Entire hour is dedicated to him addressing (largely) Trump voters in Wisconsin. Looks like he's interested in presidential politics again to me.

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Regarding the committee assignments...looks like Kamala Harris didn't get assigned to either Armed Services or Foreign Affairs, but she did make it onto the Select Committee on Intelligence, so I guess she can argue that that at least gives her some "national security" cred:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-kamala-harris-nabs-national-security-1482178585-htmlstory.html

Michelle Bachmann was on that committee in the house when she ran for president. But she didn't get remotely close to the WH.........

As a member of the House though...I think that's a different type of profile than in the Senate

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http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/nyregion/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo.html

Andrew Cuomo Raises His Profile, Stirring Talk of a 2020 Run


I think it's pretty clear Gov. Cuomo is running, too.

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Honestly, once it was clear on election night that Trump was chosen to be president by the electoral college, I was hoping for an AG Chris Christie or something. Sessions is different. He's a fringe, rabid extremist.

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Tulsi Gabbard took secret trip to Syria

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/18/democratic-rep-gabbard-makes-secret-trip-to-syria/

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315790-minnesota-gov-collapses-during-state-of-the-state-address

Gov. Dayton collapsed

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Zuckerberg says he does not plan to run for president:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/25/mark-zuckerberg-shoots-rumours-presidential-ambitions/

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Meanwhile, some are suggesting that Sheryl Sandberg does:

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I'm also writing a TL about it

[Progressive]

A Smart move for Castro... and would help in accomplishing one of the 3 outcomes mentioned above...
 
(1. Depending on the political Climate in 4 years, he could get the nomination ...  2. He gains a lot of traction, wins states like CA-FL-TX-AZ-NM-NV-CO-UT-Puerto Rico, and finishes 2nd in the Primary & is the natural choice for VP....  3. He loses the Primary, but Dems win the President... and Castro gets a higher profile Cabinet Position)

....would be to tag team with the Womens March movement to put together a Huge Latino Voter Registration in Florida, Arizona, and Texas.  Latino's have the biggest pool of unregistered eligible voters... especially younger Latinos in TX & AZ ... and Puerto Rican Latinos in Florida.  This could have a big effect on the outcome of AZ and FL in the 2020 election.

I agree, it's why I've posted a lot about Castro on the forum. I feel like his decision to run for president actually makes more sense than him running in Texas first.

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who was on HRC's cabinet short list, is giving jobs to 10,000 refugees worldwide and publicized his entire plan far and wide online today. I wouldn't be surprised to see speculation about him.

http://fortune.com/2017/01/29/donald-trump-muslim-ban-starbucks/

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article149309374.html'

On Kamala Harris

“Now’s the time prospective presidential candidates start taking the subtle but crucial behind-the-scenes steps that get them noticed by the political intelligentsia, and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is quietly following the script.”

“She’s making speeches to key national constituencies. She’s due for an appearance at a Washington think-tank panel full of chattering-class presidential favorites that the national media will be reporting and analyzing, probably for days. She’s been fundraising for colleagues and making sure that she is forming relationships with key national reporters.”

“They’re all boxes that prospective presidential candidates routinely check. It’s a chance to ultimately convince insiders they’ve got the gravitas and the fundraising chops to be taken seriously.”

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FWIW, The Rock talking about 2020 race on SNL right now

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Hillary's speech at Wellesley is powerful. But it doesn't sound like 2020. It sounds like a transition from candidate Hillary involved in politics to civilian Hillary involved in politics.

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Klobuchar on Fox News Sunday today