Posted on 02/13/2018 8:08:43 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The field of Democrats who could jockey for a White House bid in 2020 is growing by the day, as more and more potential candidates are eyed as possible challengers to President Trump.
Many potential candidates have sought to stand out from the field through vocal opposition to the Trump agenda — voting against the bipartisan two-year budget deal or calling for the president’s resignation.
Here are 36 potential candidates, from top contenders to long shots, who could run in 2020:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Sanders reportedly met with top advisers in late January to discuss a potential 2020 run. But Sanders said he’s focused on his reelection in 2018. Still, the 2016 Democratic primary candidate hasn’t shied away from opportunities to contrast himself to Trump. The favorite of the Democrats’ progressive wing delivered his own response to the State of the Union address, calling Trump a “bully.” If elected, Sanders would be 79 when taking office in 2021.
Former Vice President Joe Biden
A recent poll of the hypothetical 2020 field showed Biden, who benefits from massive name recognition after two terms as vice president, easily leading the Democratic pack. Biden reportedly said privately that he believes he’s the only Democrat who can beat Trump in 2020. And Biden, who would be 78 in January 2021, publicly weighed the possibility of running on ABC’s “The View” in December.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Gillibrand, 51, gained prominence for speaking out against sexual harassment and assault, and has sought to position herself as one of Trump’s leading Senate antagonists by frequently voting against his nominees. After Trump tweeted that she “would do anything” for campaign donations — which many thought had sexual implications — Gillibrand shot back that Trump “cannot silence me” with a “sexist smear.”
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What a bunch of hyenas. At this point, I’d only be concerned about Kamala and Michelle. There would be no lengths to which those people would not go to steal that election.
Thankfully, President Trump will be able to run on a roaring economy. Dems will run on “Impeach Trump!”.
Every one deserves a chance! Build a double or triple-decker stage, move them to the center and front as they gain in the polls, it will be great to see the D vote split 36 different ways. (Well probably 35 cuz by then at least one of them will probably be dead).
What a bunch of wretched buffoons. We’d be better off picking a random chimpanzee from the ape-house at the zoo.
about a month ago Harris was the betting line leader for dems but today i was blocked from looking at paddypower.com
anyone else getting this? or know of another site
So we are three years from a Presidential election and the demo_ratic operatives that call themselves journalists are already taking about it.
JoMa
Lena Dunham and Rosie O’donuts.
That’s funny stuff right there. It just goes to show the only Rat who could beat Trump is one nobody has heard of yet. Their only hope is finding someone, nominating them and getting them through the election before they are exposed as a Democrat.
I needed a laugh this morning!
The complete list of America hating, anti-Patriot, anti-military, anti-family, anti-God and with the exception of the Rock all a bunch of feminine male wanna be’s...I wouldn’t trust one of them to appoint a Secretary of Defense that wouldn’t have a LGBTQLMONP/transgender hidden agenda for the military just to finish off the destruction that odunga started...Please dear God, keep them away from power for at least another decade, at least until we can un-F the damage done by odunga...
The Dems are going to run Mark Cuban.
That will be their answer to Trump.
They’ll force a hard left winger like Booker or Tulsi off on him.
Recall that on day 2 of the DNC, Sanders arrived with a black eye and then handed his endorsement over to Hillary.
They will never let him be president because of what they did to him.
Please let Biden get the nomination. He would be the 2020 version of the Walter Mondale 1984 landslide loss to President Reagan.
As president of what?
I cannot think of another human who could have withstood the abuse that Trump took over the past three years. Nearly 100% of the MSM, entertainment industry and the Beltway crowd are not only against him but wish him and his family physical harm.
Those average citizens who supported Trump however and gave him victory in 2016 are going nowhere. Nothing the MSM can say will lose him his support base.
Bottom line, it's going to be difficult to defeat Trump in 2020 - if he decides to run. And I would not be too surprised if he declined a second term.
Wouldn’t that make for a interesting dog and cat fight! Run them all!
“...36 Dems who are TOAST running against Trump in 2020.”
Fixed it.
Where is Hillary, Michelle or, heck, Jay-Z/Beyonce?
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