Now, 1,234 days before the 2020 election, here are the names included in a Politico story titled "Democratic 2020 contenders? Voters haven't heard of them:"
- Former VP Joe Biden
- Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
- Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont, ran in 2016)
- Former Governor Martin O'Malley (Maryland, ran in 2016)
- Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia, was Hillary's running mate in 2016)
- Senator Al Franken (Minnesota)
- Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey)
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
- Senator Kamala Harris (California)
- Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
- Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
- Governor Andrew Cuomo (New York)
- Governor Terry McAuliffe (Virginia)
- Governor John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
- Governor Jay Inslee (Washington)
- Governor Steve Bullock (Montana)
- Representative Seth Moulton (Massachusetts)
- Former Missouri Sec. of State Jason Kander
- Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti
- Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz
- Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger
Why so many names? Could it be that these Democrats see an opportunity? Is it possible that our current president may not be perceived as a good bet for relection? Oh you bet. (I think it's at least possible that Trump doesn't serve his full term, which would make Mike Pence the incumbent, and hey, I'm getting ahead of myself. Suffice it to say that many, many Democrats will be taking a serious look at running in 2020.)
Will one of these men or women be standing on the steps of the Capitol on January 20, 2021 to take the oath of office? We'll know in 1,234 days.
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