Elections 2020 Democratic Primary Thread: The Announcements

[Lead]

Two year out is where most of the press starts ramping up for these races. The field sounds like it could match the size of the GOP primary from 2016.

Confirmed
Joe Biden (Former Vice President)
Bernie Sanders (Senator VT)
Elizabeth Warren (Senator MA)
Kamala Harris (Senator CA)
Corey Booker (Senator NJ)
Amy Klobuchar (Senator MN)
Kirsten Gillibrand (Senator NY)
Julian Castro (Former Secretary of HUD)
Tim Ryan (US Congressman OH)
Tulsi Gabbard (US Congresswoman HI)
John Delaney (US Congressman MD)
Seth Moulton (US Congressman MA)
Eric Swalwell (US Congressman CA)
Pete Buttigieg (Mayor South Bend, IN)
Mike Gravel (Former Senator AK)
John Hickenlooper (Former Governor CO)
Jay Islee (Former Governor WA)
Beto O'Rourke (Former US Congressman TX)
Andrew Yang (Entrepreneur)
Marianne Williamson (Entrepreneur)

"Exploratory Committee"/Semi-Confirmed
Wayne Messam (Mayor Miramar, FL)

Suspended Campaign/ Dropped Out
Richard Ojeda (VA State Senator)

Possible
Steve Bullock (Governor MT)
Michael Bennet (Senator CO)
Bill DeBlasio (Mayor New York, NY)
Stacey Abrams (Former State House Rep)

Not Running
Hillary Clinton (Former Secretary of State)
Andrew Cuomo (Governor NY)
Eric Holder (Former US Attorney General)
Sherrod Brown (Senator OH)
Deval Patrick (Former Governor MA)
Terry McAuliffe (Formerly Governor VA)
Micheal Bloomberg (Former Mayor NYC/ CEO)
Oprah Winfrey (Entrepreneur)

 

[DEN]

Uncle Joe by whatever he wants.

 

[Trotsky]

1. Bernie
2. Sherrod
3. Warren
4. Klobuchar

The rest can suck my big commie balls.

 

[Lead]

For 2020 Democrats, There’s a Lot of ‘Thinking About It’
New York Times

The would-be 2020 Democratic contenders could not be clearer: They are not running for president.

O.K., they are not actively running for president. Not currently, not at this very moment — which is to be spent with family, in solemn reflection about the nature of public service — running for president.

Anyway. Can they count on your support? Hypothetically, of course. Just in case. As they are not running for president.

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

 

[abiG]

Two year out is where most of the press starts ramping up for these races. The field sounds like it could match the size of the GOP primary from 2016.

Confirmed


Possible
Joe Biden (Former Vice President)
Hillary Clinton (Former Secretary of State)
Elizabeth Warren (Senator MA)
Kamala Harris (Senator CA)
Corey Booker (Senator NJ)
Kirsten Gillibrand (Senator NY)
Amy Klobuchar (Senator MN)
Sherrod Brown (Senator OH)
Andrew Cuomo (Governor NY)
Steve Bullock (Governor MT)
Terry McAuliffe (Formerly Governor VA)
Deval Patrick (Former Governor MA)
Eric Holder (Former US Attorney General)
Beto O'Rourke (US Congressman TX)
Oprah Winfrey

Which ones will end the wars?

 

[Mr Holmes]

Bloomberg is probably their only chance

 

[Lead]

The Obama Legacy Gets Complicated for Biden in 2020
The Daily Beast

As Joe Biden gears up for a third possible presidential bid, his close association with one of the Democratic Party's most revered figures could bring with it some political complications.

Barack Obama remains unquestionably beloved within the Democratic Party, with voters retaining immense personal affection for the man and idealizing his time in office. But some of the deals that Obama cut and the policies that he pursued also engendered antipathy among progressives. And no other potential Democratic presidential aspirant will have to answer for them more than Biden, who was not just his vice president but played key roles in some of the more contentious compromises Obama pursued.

 

[HereticBD]

C'mon "Confirmed Hillary Clinton".

 

[The ScorpioN]

Possible
Hillary Clinton (Former Secretary of State)
Oprah Winfrey

 

[Lead]

C'mon "Confirmed Hillary Clinton".

No one is under confirmed. All names are under possible

 

[xcvbn]

No Bernie in OP

BAN

 

[Lead]

No Bernie in OP

BAN

My internet is acting up and didn't save the latest version when I refreshed the draft. Added

 

[Lead]

Which ones will end the wars?

I'd like to find candidates that are reluctant to foreign conflicts and budget/debt conscious. That may be the two top priorities I look to in presidential elections.

 

[xcvbn]

My internet is acting up and didn't save the latest version when I refreshed the draft. Added

Bernie not the first candidate listed despite being the most popular

BAN

 

[xcvbn]

Bernie or MAGA for me

 

[Lead]

Bernie not the first candidate listed despite being the most popular

BAN

I didn't have too strict of an order other than highest office and whether it was current or former.

 

[Scheme]

Any of the big wigs will get crushed. They are too flawed.

The no names have a shot though.

 

[Daverisimo]

1. Bernie
2. Sherrod
3. Warren
4. Klobuchar

The rest can suck my big commie balls.

Agreed, but I think Biden probably has it locked down. At that point, I don't know what's worse between him and Trump. I think Biden can be a competent president for four years, but he'll just keep up with the same neoliberal fuckery we're used to and then get knocked off by Trump 2.0 in 2024.

There's no escape from this utter hellscape I'm afraid.

 

[gatchaman]

I would like to see Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman debate each other in the primaries.