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

[Blackacre]

I'll believe him when he announces his intent to run for re-election to his senate seat in 2020

[The Other Castro]

I'll believe him when he announces his intent to run for re-election to his senate seat in 2020

Can't he do both?

[Mr. Morden]

Politico has more on Booker 2020 today:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/cory-booker-senate-2020-233982

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Meanwhile, here’s Politico on Cruz putting his presidential ambitions on hold—no indication that he’s planning some kind of primary challenge to Trump in 2020, or anything like that:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/meet-the-new-ted-cruz-214681

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[Mr. Morden]

Hickenlooper’s in Switzerland for the Davos summit, and is asked about future plans:

http://www.businessinsider.com/colorado-gov-john-hickenlooper-interview-2017-1

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Meanwhile, Bullock was in Florida over the weekend, attending a David Brock event:

http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/IndyBlog/archives/2017/01/20/gov-steve-bullock-slated-to-speak-at-david-brock-led-democratic-conference-in-florida-on-saturday

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[Mr. Morden]

Politico’s “Democrats in the Wilderness” story has this great cover art:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/democrats-trump-administration-wilderness-comeback-revival-214650

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[JoshPA]

Politico has more on Booker 2020 today:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/cory-booker-senate-2020-233982

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Meanwhile, here’s Politico on Cruz putting his presidential ambitions on hold—no indication that he’s planning some kind of primary challenge to Trump in 2020, or anything like that:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/meet-the-new-ted-cruz-214681

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After that interview with alex jones he had I doubt he planning a run untill 2024 we may see a pence cruz ticket then.

[Progressive]

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

Gov. Dayton collapsed

[The Other Castro]

Jennifer Epstein ‏@jeneps  6m6 minutes ago
 Julian Castro on 2020 run for Dem nomination, on MSNBC: "The truth is that I'm never going to take anything off the table"

[Mr. Morden]

Jennifer Epstein ‏@jeneps  6m6 minutes ago
 Julian Castro on 2020 run for Dem nomination, on MSNBC: "The truth is that I'm never going to take anything off the table"

Uh oh, Mike Gravel warned us years ago what "nothing off the table" is code for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBcMUZAXMW4&t=2m15s

I fear that Castro is planning to nuke Booker and Warren.

[Knives]

It'll be Gillibrand, she's the only Dem that had voted against all Trump nominees.

[Mr. Morden]

It'll be Gillibrand, she's the only Dem that had voted against all Trump nominees.

She didn't vote against Nikki Haley:

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[Mr. Morden]

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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[Mr. Morden]

Fun fact: Sandberg is the widow of Dave Goldberg, who died at the young age of 47 back in 2015.  Goldberg was the CEO of SurveyMonkey, which did some polling for NBC during the 2016 election cycle.

[Mr. Morden]

O'Malley heading back to Iowa over the weekend:

http://www.lakeexpo.com/news/politics/o-malley-to-campaign-for-kurth-in-special-election-race/article_ccc4105b-369f-5981-bbfc-b90125985107.html

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[Progressive]

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

[Mr. Morden]

Julian Castro says he won’t run for anything in 2018:

http://www.kens5.com/news/politics/julian-castro-returns-to-san-antonio-says-hes-not-running-in-2018/392251043

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More here:

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/24/castro-brothers-confront-trump-era/

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[Pandaguineapig]

I very much doubt the Castro's will run statewide in Texas after watching what happened to the political career of Wendy Davis

[Blair]

Whilst some meet with voters in Iowa...

http://ijr.com/2017/01/786680-tulsi-gabbard-met-with-dictator-bashar-al-assad-during-trip-to-syria/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[Hindsight was 2020]

Julian Castro says he won’t run for anything in 2018:

http://www.kens5.com/news/politics/julian-castro-returns-to-san-antonio-says-hes-not-running-in-2018/392251043

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More here:

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/24/castro-brothers-confront-trump-era/

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Running for Governor would be a mistake since Abbott is literally the most popular politician in Texas. Senate would still be a great challenge for Castro but out of the two, Senate is more likely to be won by him.

What about becoming mayor of SA again?

[Mr. Morden]

Julian Castro says he won’t run for anything in 2018:

http://www.kens5.com/news/politics/julian-castro-returns-to-san-antonio-says-hes-not-running-in-2018/392251043

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More here:

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/24/castro-brothers-confront-trump-era/

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Running for Governor would be a mistake since Abbott is literally the most popular politician in Texas. Senate would still be a great challenge for Castro but out of the two, Senate is more likely to be won by him.

What about becoming mayor of SA again?

According to this story from November he's thinking about running for county judge in 2018 (and then working his way up to statewide office some time in the 2020s) or else just run for president in 2020.  Though now he says he's not going to run for anything in 2018...

[Mr. Morden]

O'Malley was in DC last weekend and again asked about 2020:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/irish-wake-for-democrats-2016-despair-turns-into-beginning-of-a-resistance

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[publicunofficial]

Not saying he'll be the nominee, but I'm starting to think Jay Inslee runs.

He's been giving his opinion on national issues much more often since November. Feels like he's trying to become more of a figure in the party, specifically the left flank.

[Mr. Morden]

1 day after RCP says that people around Sheryl Sandberg are saying she might run for president, she write a Facebook post attacking Trump's abortion policy:

https://www.facebook.com/sheryl/posts/10158056267730177

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Sheryl Sandberg? Now this is getting embarrassing. I can already hear the chorus of "four more years."

[publicunofficial]

Sheryl Sandberg? Now this is getting embarrassing. I can already hear the chorus of "four more years."

It definitely feels like some DNC types are pushing for "We need our OWN businessman/woman to run against Trump". Cuban, Zuckerberg, Sandberg. Hard to look at the 2016 primary and thiink "You know what these Bernie supporters would go for? A billionaire with shady business dealings."