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

[America Needs R'hllor]

Jimmy Carter talks about the necessity of diplomacy, to avoid war & conflict & criticizes Obama sharply saying Democrats must be held to a higher standard than Republicans. He also repeated both him & his wife voted for Sanders & had some criticism for Clinton.

I think a dovish foreign policy candidate will get his vote, not that it matters a whole lot today -

Saying that he did not think “there’s much hope now that Israelis will ever permit a two-state solution,” he knocked Obama on the Middle East: “He made some very wonderful statements, in my opinion, when he first got in office, and then he reneged on that.” Recalling that “we have 22 votes in our family and Obama got all 22 of them,” he complained that Obama had “refused” to talk to North Korea more, and then Carter lamented the fact that Obama joined in the bombing of Yemen, which Carter says is the most interesting place he’s ever been. (He even tried chewing khat, an addictive shrub that acts like amphetamines.)

Carter noted that in the primary, “We voted for Sanders.” “I don’t care if he gets rich or Clinton gets rich or whatever,” he said. “I don’t want to get into a bragging position; I’m not trying to do that. But I announced when I was defeated I was not going to be on corporate boards, I was not going to try to enrich myself with speeches. I was patterning my policy after Harry Truman.” When I compared the Clinton Foundation with the Carter Center, Carter noted: “Rosie and I put money in the Carter Center. We never take any out.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/jimmy-carter-lusts-trump-posting.html

How is it a tea leaf?

[Shadows]

Jimmy Carter talks about the necessity of diplomacy, to avoid war & conflict & criticizes Obama sharply saying Democrats must be held to a higher standard than Republicans. He also repeated both him & his wife voted for Sanders & had some criticism for Clinton.

I think a dovish foreign policy candidate will get his vote, not that it matters a whole lot today -

Saying that he did not think “there’s much hope now that Israelis will ever permit a two-state solution,” he knocked Obama on the Middle East: “He made some very wonderful statements, in my opinion, when he first got in office, and then he reneged on that.” Recalling that “we have 22 votes in our family and Obama got all 22 of them,” he complained that Obama had “refused” to talk to North Korea more, and then Carter lamented the fact that Obama joined in the bombing of Yemen, which Carter says is the most interesting place he’s ever been. (He even tried chewing khat, an addictive shrub that acts like amphetamines.)

Carter noted that in the primary, “We voted for Sanders.” “I don’t care if he gets rich or Clinton gets rich or whatever,” he said. “I don’t want to get into a bragging position; I’m not trying to do that. But I announced when I was defeated I was not going to be on corporate boards, I was not going to try to enrich myself with speeches. I was patterning my policy after Harry Truman.” When I compared the Clinton Foundation with the Carter Center, Carter noted: “Rosie and I put money in the Carter Center. We never take any out.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/jimmy-carter-lusts-trump-posting.html

How is it a tea leaf?

Probably isn't. Wrong Thread !

[Former Crackhead Mike Lindell]

Jimmy Carter is eligible to run again!

[tosk]

Jimmy Carter talks about the necessity of diplomacy, to avoid war & conflict & criticizes Obama sharply saying Democrats must be held to a higher standard than Republicans. He also repeated both him & his wife voted for Sanders & had some criticism for Clinton.

I think a dovish foreign policy candidate will get his vote, not that it matters a whole lot today -

Saying that he did not think “there’s much hope now that Israelis will ever permit a two-state solution,” he knocked Obama on the Middle East: “He made some very wonderful statements, in my opinion, when he first got in office, and then he reneged on that.” Recalling that “we have 22 votes in our family and Obama got all 22 of them,” he complained that Obama had “refused” to talk to North Korea more, and then Carter lamented the fact that Obama joined in the bombing of Yemen, which Carter says is the most interesting place he’s ever been. (He even tried chewing khat, an addictive shrub that acts like amphetamines.)

Carter noted that in the primary, “We voted for Sanders.” “I don’t care if he gets rich or Clinton gets rich or whatever,” he said. “I don’t want to get into a bragging position; I’m not trying to do that. But I announced when I was defeated I was not going to be on corporate boards, I was not going to try to enrich myself with speeches. I was patterning my policy after Harry Truman.” When I compared the Clinton Foundation with the Carter Center, Carter noted: “Rosie and I put money in the Carter Center. We never take any out.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/jimmy-carter-lusts-trump-posting.html

carter 2020

[Simfan34]

A Twitter account presumed to belong to Jim Comey is tweeting from Iowa:

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[Mr. Morden]

Sherrod Brown is asked about running as veep rather than president:

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1710/22/sotu.01.html

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In other news, Cory Booker wades into the Maryland gubernatorial race:

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/booker_takes_aim_at_christies_bff_the_auditor.html

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[Former Crackhead Mike Lindell]

A Twitter account presumed to belong to Jim Comey is tweeting from Iowa:

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What on earth is this

Why is this account presumed to be Comey's? Fill me in please, I missed something

[TrumpBritt24]

Bernie Sanders will not join the Democratic Party for his 2018 senate campaign, despite urge from DNC to have Sanders and King join the party.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/356650-sanders-to-run-as-an-independent-in-2018

[Harlow]

A Twitter account presumed to belong to Jim Comey is tweeting from Iowa:

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What on earth is this

Why is this account presumed to be Comey's? Fill me in please, I missed something

A fascinating read: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-almost-certainly-james-comey-s-twitter-account-1793843641

[PPT Spiral]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

[MAINEiac4434]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

Hmmm...

[Mr. Morden]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

Yeah, here is more info:

https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/mark-cuban-on-possibly-entering-2020-presidential-race-ill-probably-run-as-a-republican/

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[TheSaint250]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

Yeah, here is more info:

https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/mark-cuban-on-possibly-entering-2020-presidential-race-ill-probably-run-as-a-republican/

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[Mr. Morden]

More on Iger:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-president-disneys-political-cat-mouse-game-1049423

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[Spiffy]

Joe Kennedy will be in New Hampshire all weekend campaigning for local candidates.

[NewYorkExpress]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

Yeah, here is more info:

https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/mark-cuban-on-possibly-entering-2020-presidential-race-ill-probably-run-as-a-republican/

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If Cuban primaries Trump he will get nowhere. The door is more likely open for someone like Amash or (Rand) Paul...or maybe Cruz if things get really bad, not Cuban.

[UWS]

Mark Cuban was on Harvey Levin's Fox show tonight and said he would rather run as a Republican if he was forced to choose between the two parties.

Yeah, here is more info:

https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/mark-cuban-on-possibly-entering-2020-presidential-race-ill-probably-run-as-a-republican/

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If Cuban primaries Trump he will get nowhere. The door is more likely open for someone like Amash or (Rand) Paul...or maybe Cruz if things get really bad, not Cuban.

At least, Cuban would have made a sacrificial campaign since every president who got challenge among his own party (Ford, Carter and Bush Sr.) lost re-election.

[The Other Castro]

Flake not ruling out a run:

Hunter Schwarz‏
@hunterschwarz
Flake, when asked if he'd run for president: "I won't go there. That's a long ways away."

https://twitter.com/hunterschwarz/status/922923523055566849

[Mr. Morden]

Flake not ruling out a run:

Hunter Schwarz‏
@hunterschwarz
Flake, when asked if he'd run for president: "I won't go there. That's a long ways away."

https://twitter.com/hunterschwarz/status/922923523055566849

More here:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/25/jeff-flake-2020-presidential-run-challenge-trump-244146

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[Modernity has failed us]

A Twitter account presumed to belong to Jim Comey is tweeting from Iowa:

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What on earth is this

Why is this account presumed to be Comey's? Fill me in please, I missed something

A fascinating read: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-almost-certainly-james-comey-s-twitter-account-1793843641

Now THIS is journalism.

[Mr. Morden]

Gary Johnson asked if he's planning to run for president again in 2020:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/357168-gary-johnson-ruling-out-2020-bid-it-does-boil-down-to-two-political-parties

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[MAINEiac4434]

Gary Johnson asked if he's planning to run for president again in 2020:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/357168-gary-johnson-ruling-out-2020-bid-it-does-boil-down-to-two-political-parties

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FEEL THE MCAFEE

[Mr. Morden]

I mentioned this Biden story in another thread, but here’s the 2020 part:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/why-joe-biden-didnt-run-for-president-and-why-hes-not-ruling-out-2020

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[NewYorkExpress]

Gary Johnson asked if he's planning to run for president again in 2020:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/357168-gary-johnson-ruling-out-2020-bid-it-does-boil-down-to-two-political-parties

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FEEL THE MCAFEE

Isn't McAfee a wanted criminal?

Feel the Weld!!!

[Mr. Morden]

McMullin talks up the possibility of *someone* primarying Trump in 2020, which leads me to suspect that McMullin himself might do so if no one else steps up to the plate:

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