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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere are 30 potential major 2020 Democratic Candidates
John Delaney and Richard Ojeda are currently running.
These are the people that have "expressed interest" according to Wikipedia. From that group, I have 13 that are a better than average chance to run. I also think that Cuomo isn't on this list, but is likely to take a shot. So we're at 16 major candidates just off the top of my head. If this is the number, it's going to be a very crowded primary which I think is good for the Democratic party overall. I do wonder if someone sneaks through the same way Trump snuck through the crowded republican field in 2016.
Is there anyone missing?
Michael Avenatti, attorney and entrepreneur from California
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2009
Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States 20092017; U.S. Senator from Delaware 19732009; candidate for President in 1988 and in 2008
Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City 20022013
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey since 2013; Mayor of Newark 20062013
Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2007; U.S. Representative 19932007
Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania since 2007
Julian Castro, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 20142017; Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 20092014
Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee; U.S. Secretary of State 20092013; U.S. Senator from New York 20012009
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative from Hawaii since 2013
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, California since 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009; U.S. Representative from 20072009
Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California since 2017
John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado since 2011; Mayor of Denver 20032011
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General 20092015;
Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington since 2013
John Kerry, 2004 Democratic nominee; U.S. Secretary of State 20132017; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 19852013
Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007
Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia 20142018
Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator from Oregon since 2009
Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland from 2007-2015, former Mayor of Baltimore 1999-2007, candidate for President in 2016
Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Representative from Texas since 2013, Democratic nominee for United States Senate election in Texas in 2018
Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts from 2007-2015
Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative from Ohio since 2003
Bernie Sanders,[a] U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007; U.S. Representative 19912007; candidate for President in 2016
Tom Steyer, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, liberal activist, and fundraiser from California
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative from California since 2013
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election#Democratic_Party
StevieM
(10,500 posts)lkinwi
(1,477 posts)So far anyway...
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)They have it all.
elleng
(130,865 posts)On July 28, 2017, Delaney became the first major Democrat to announce he is running for president in 2020.[2] Delaney announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2018 and David Trone was elected to succeed him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Delaney_(Maryland_politician)
Recursion
(56,582 posts)I'm a big Tester fan.
Renew Deal
(81,855 posts)He's able to break through in MT
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)I don't think Clinton actually expressed interest in running. She said she wanted to be President, but didn't want to run for it. Which is lot like someone saying they want to lose weight but don't want to diet or exercise.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts).
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)already running as a Democrat.