Feel too early to think about an election that’s more than three years out? It’s not too early for President Trump, who has already begun a robust fund-raising schedule for his reelection bid, along with campaign rallies and even television ads. One should not assume that as the incumbent, he starts out as the Republican party’s presumptive nominee. He has advantages for sure, though a legitimate primary challenger might well be lurking out there.
But let’s get back to the Democrats and look at who among them is most likely to run. We compiled a list of the 10 candidates most likely to be the Democratic nominee, listed in order of their chances. By limiting the list to 10, we left off a number of potential candidates, including two Massachusetts politicians rumored to be looking at a bid: former governor Deval Patrick and Representative Seth Moulton. And since Hillary Clinton says she’s done with politics, we left her off the list, too.
So how did we determine who was No. 1? With the field wide open, we largely judged the candidates on three major factors: name recognition, fund-raising ability, and the capacity to amass a solid organization. Polling would typically factor in as well, but it’s too early for that.
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And here's the list:
- Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont)
- Elizabeth Warren (Senator from Massachusetts)
- Joe Biden (former Vice President)
- Sherrod Brown (Senator from Ohio)
- Kamala Harris (Senator from California)
- Andrew Cuomo (Governor of New York)
- Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook)
- Cory Booker (Senator from New Jersey)
- John Hickenlooper (Governor of Colorado)
- Eric Garcetti (Mayor of Los Angeles)
Will one of these Democrats be standing on the Capitol steps on January 20, 2021 to take the oath of office? Stay tuned. The 2020 election is only 1100 days away.
