Here are the potential candidates still eyeing 2020 bids

The Hill ^ | May 18, 2019 | John Bowden

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With the 2020 campaign season already revving up, there are still a handful of potential candidates who have yet to announce their plans.

After an announcement this week from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), the number of declared candidates running for president in 2020 has reached 25, including 24 declared Democrats and one Republican, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. But that doesn't mean there's no room for a few more high-profile names to enter the race.

Later entrants to the primary field often face heavy disadvantages against candidates with more established political operations, as many top national political operatives as well as state organizers have already made commitments to work with existing campaigns.

Candidates such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have well-established organizations with hundreds of volunteers already signed up to engage in voter outreach.

Later entrances have benefited other candidates, however, such as former Vice President Joe Biden who currently sits comfortably at the top of most polling of the Democratic primary.

Here are the top names thought to be still considering bids for the presidency in 2020:

Former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D):

After garnering national attention last year in a much-watched race for Georgia governor which ended in narrow defeat, Abrams has stoked rumors of her own future political ambitions.

In multiple interviews since last November, Abrams has hinted that she has future political ambitions but also earlier this year announced she would not challenge Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), who is up for reelection.

“I’m watching to see what happens. I think we’ve got a robust crop of candidates and I think they’re having important conversations,” Abrams told MSNBC in May.

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I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says
...like dumb. I'm smart and I want respect!

[Reverend Wright]

In that long list of candidates they have forgotten the most significant.

She will be the last one standing (propped up against a bollard).

[hardspunned]

The president needs a foil for the debates in addition to whichever fake news talking head is moderating. Trump needs some RINO to engage to take advantage of the free air time of a debate. Any debate featuring Trump will be along the lines of one of his pressers while he makes fools of the fake news stooges. Trump should lobby for a CNN sponsored debate.

[Gay State Conservative]

Nope,can't agree there.What the Rats and Never Trumpers are doing...and this was recently acknowledged...is to set up one of more RINOs to get on the ballot in key states to siphon off votes from DJT. Bill Weld (Rino-Massachusetts),Mitt Romney (Rino-Massachusetts) and Mailman's Son (Rino-Ohio) are probably the three main choices.

In fact Jeb! just might do it in Florida.