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2 More Democrats Enter the 2020 Dance

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former HUD chief Julian Castro

(Newser) - Add two more names to the list of maybe-candidates among Democrats in the 2020 field. Julian Castro , who served as HUD secretary in the Obama administration and is a former mayor of San Antonio, has formed an exploratory committee and will decide by Jan. 12, reports CBS News . "There...

Cory Booker Tests Voters: 'Love Is Not a Soft Word'

The New Jersey senator may already be stumping for 2020

(Newser) - Sen. Cory Booker tested the political waters Saturday for a possible presidential run, displaying his warm and inclusive style in New Hampshire—at a time when many Dems are feeling combative, the New York Times reports. "This country has enough hate, enough bigotry, enough anti-Semitism," he tells a...

Joe Biden: I'm the 'Most Qualified' to be President

Says he'll decide on a 2020 run on the coming weeks

(Newser) - Joe Biden says he knows who should be the next president: himself. But the former VP says he's not ready to commit to a 2020 run. The comments came Monday during a stop in Montana to plug his book Promise Me, Dad, reports CNN . "I'll be as...

Springsteen: I Don't See Anyone Beating Trump

Democrats don't have an 'obvious' candidate, at least for now, he says

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen isn't a fan of President Trump, but he currently likes the president's chances of winning a second term. "I don't see anyone out there at the moment ... the man who can beat Trump, or the woman who can beat Trump," Springsteen tells the...

Bernie Sanders Talks About Possibility of a 2020 Run

He says if he's the best person to beat Trump, he'll likely go for it

(Newser) - Bernie 2020? It's a distinct possibility: "If there’s somebody else who appears who can, for whatever reason, do a better job than me, I’ll work my ass off to elect him or her," Bernie Sanders tells New York of the next presidential election. But, the...

2 Democratic Longshots Eye 2020 Race

Spirituality guru Marianne Williamson explores a run, and Avenatti is still considering

(Newser) - Oprah says she's not interested in running for president in 2020, but one of her friends definitely is. Marianne Williamson, described by Politico as a "spirituality guru and fixture of Hollywood's New Age community," announced Friday that she's forming an exploratory committee. "We need...

Hillary Will Run Again, Returning to Her Old Self

Op-ed makes the case that she's poised to trounce any Democratic challengers

(Newser) - A longtime adviser to Hillary Clinton has made a prediction in the Wall Street Journal that will be very good news to some Democratic voters and very bad news to others: Hillary Clinton is running again. So writes Mark Penn, a pollster and adviser to the Clintons from 1995 to...

Some Buzz After Clinton Says 'Well, I'd Like to Be President'

She doesn't want to run, but...

(Newser) - All eyes are on the 2018 midterms—or, most of them. Recode's Kara Swisher brought up the 2020 election with Hillary Clinton during a Friday night Q&A, and Clinton's answer is generating headlines like the Hill's : "Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run."...

Chance of Hillary Running? &#39;Not Zero&#39;
As Hillary Re-Emerges,
Some Democrats Worry
the rundown
Oct 19, 2018 11:16 AM CDT

As Hillary Re-Emerges, Some Democrats Worry

Former adviser Reines, however, says the party would be foolish to disregard her

(Newser) - "No, I'm not going to run again." So declared Hillary Clinton this week in an interview with BBC Radio. Clinton, however, said she planned to remain in the public eye criticizing President Trump, reports CNBC . One thing that seems clear: Given her re-emergence on the national stage,...

With the Wave of a Pen, a Big Potential 2020 Hint

Michael Bloomberg posts photo of himself re-registering as a Democrat

(Newser) - New York State gained a high-profile registered Democrat on Tuesday: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg re-registered with the party, a key move in what could be a 2020 bid for president as a Democrat. On Wednesday morning he posted a photo on Instagram of him signing the paperwork,...

Elizabeth Warren: I'll Consider 2020 After the Midterms

The Massachusetts Democrat is believed to be a likely presidential contender

(Newser) - Senator Elizabeth Warren isn't ready to announce a presidential bid just yet, but she could be soon. Per the Boston Globe , the Massachusetts Democrat told a town hall crowd that she's now focused on her re-election bid, but bets are off thereafter. "After Nov. 6 I will...

Democrats Change How They'll Pick 2020 Nominee

Superdelegates won't have the same power as before

(Newser) - After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses, the AP reports. The debate over the influence of party insiders known as superdelegates...

Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Is in Iowa, Eyeing a Bigger Job

Michael Avenatti says he's exploring a run for president

(Newser) - Michael Avenatti has become a familiar name as a legal foe of President Trump. Now the attorney for Stormy Daniels says he's considering turning into a political foe as well. "I'm exploring a run for the presidency of the United States, and I wanted to come...

Trump's 2020 Campaign Already Has Big Warchest

'I don't see anybody' who can beat me, says president

(Newser) - President Trump told Piers Morgan last week that he "fully" intends to run for re-election in 2020. "I don't see anybody" who can beat me, Trump told Morgan in the Daily Mail interview. "They do not have the right candidate." Now the New York Times ...

Big Move in One State Could Keep Trump Off 2020 Ballot

Rhode Island bill would make all presidential hopefuls release tax returns to get on ballot

(Newser) - Gayle Goldin wants to make sure future presidential candidates fully reveal any potential conflicts of interest. That's why the Democratic state senator from Rhode Island is now sponsoring a bill that would require Oval Office hopefuls to release five years' worth of tax returns—meaning President Trump could see...

Obama Quietly Meeting With Potential 2020 Candidates

Former president is said to offer his thoughts on campaigning in the Trump era, among other things

(Newser) - Barack Obama has been quietly meeting with a number of possible Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential race, multiple sources tell Politico and CNN . Potential candidates including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Deval Patrick have had one-on-one sitdowns with the former president at his Washington office in recent...

Romney Gives His 2020 Prediction
Romney Gives
His 2020 Prediction
Jun 8, 2018 6:10 AM CDT

Romney Gives His 2020 Prediction

Trump will be 'reelected solidly,' he tells GOP donors in Utah

(Newser) - Addressing high-profile GOP donors, Mitt Romney predicted Thursday that President Trump would slide smoothly into a second term in 2020. "I think President Trump will be re-nominated by my party easily, and I think he'll be reelected solidly," he told business and political leaders including Blackrock CEO...

Campaign Donations Pouring In to Trump

Aggressive fundraising pulls in $20M in first quarter, with one-fifth going to legal fees

(Newser) - President Trump filed for reelection almost immediately upon assuming office, and new filings reflect the aggressive approach: The president's campaign and two affiliated fundraising committees pulled in about $20 million in the first quarter, reports Politico . That's an unusually high amount for a sitting president this early in...

Jesus Christ Writes to Oprah
Jesus Christ Writes to Oprah
Mar 18, 2018 6:33 AM CDT

Jesus Christ Writes to Oprah

Jesus Christ of Maine, that is

(Newser) - A letter from Jesus Christ might be the affirmation Oprah Winfrey needs to run for the presidency, reports the AP . An 83-year-old Maine woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ says she began a letter writing campaign 50 years ago to spread a message of faith and peace, WGME-TV...

Trump Already Knows Who Will Run His 2020 Campaign

He's picked digital operations chief Brad Parscale

(Newser) - The Drudge Report is out with a political scoop: President Trump has chosen his campaign manager for 2020. Trump is expected to formally announce the selection of his digital operations chief, Brad Parscale, on Tuesday. The AP confirms, adding that Parscale, who is close to Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, ran...

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