The leading potential 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates are over 70 years old.

[nkpolitics1212]

Biden-DE will be 78
Clinton-NY will be 73
Kerry-MA will be 77
Sanders-VT will be 79
Warren-MA will be 71
Warren-MA is the only leading potential Democratic candidate that is younger than Trump.
A Warren/Castro Ticket would give Democrats AZ and FL (272ev)
AZ-Warren's Native American Heritage and Castro's Hispanic heritage.
FL-Warren is going to extremely well with Seniors.

[demmiblue]

1. Link to who says these are the leading candidates? n/t

[Auggie]

3. +1

[bravenak]

7. +100

[annarbor]

9. +1000

N/T

[mcar]

15. You took the words right out of my fingers

[oberliner]

19. Gambling websites in the UK list the following Democrats as the leading contenders

Elizabeth Warren 10-1
Michelle Obama 12-1
Cory Booker 18-1
Andrew Cuomo 20-1
Tim Kaine 20-1
Bernie Sanders 25-1
Julian Castro 25-1
Michael Bloomberg 25-1
Amy Klobuchar 33-1
Hillary Clinton 33-1
Joe Biden 33-1
Kristen Gillibrand 33-1

[Kber]

2. Booker?

[leftstreet]

4. None of those are really 'leading'

aside from Warren maybe

[Phoenix61]

5. That's why they aren't leading candidates

We really need to get on board with that and run candidates that appeal to all age groups.

[BeckyDem]

6. I think policies and the 2018 elections should be the key focus for now.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vrJo3OYWF96YuejPatLyxKhrGp4hLHorN6MGEvVMlNU/edit#gid=0

[yallerdawg]

8. When was the last time the Democratic Party...

ran a first-term candidate over 60 who took the White House?

[Ace Rothstein]

13. Nobody that posts here was alive, if it ever happened.

[msanthrope]

20. Um. Christ Jeebus. nt

[BlueStater]

17. The last Democratic president who was elected over 60 was James Buchanan (age 65) in 1856. n/t

[oberliner]

21. Late 40s seems to be the trend

Julián Castro maybe?

[yallerdawg]

22. I suspect none of these leading candidates will make it.

Kennedy, Carter, Clinton, Obama were new, bright shining stars.

We'll see a new one in a couple years!

[bornskeptic]

23. 1856

James Buchanan was 65 when he was elected. As far as I know, he, Andrew Jackson, and Hillary Clinton are the only nonincumbent Democratic nominees over 60 ever. Jackson was 61 when elected in 1828.

[BlueStater]

30. Not quite.

John Kerry was 61 in 2004. Before him, you have to go all the way back to the 19th century to find a non-incumbent Democratic nominee who was 60 or older.

1876: Samuel J. Tilden (62)
1848: Lewis Cass (66)

And after them, that's it.

[JI7]

10. other than Warren none of them are going to run for pres.

And what's with the obsession over 2020.

[Lithos]

11. There is no leading candidate

However, there are quite a few who would make the race interesting if they ran...

They include Booker, Klobuchar, Gililbrand, Hickenlooper, Kamala Harris, etc. I don't think any are going to be over 70...

Also, one or more West Coast business people might enter the race...

It's too soon to start the campaign. We really should be focusing on the mid-terms first.

L-

[RDANGELO]

12. I want a strong economic reformer.

Someone who is going to take income inequality head on, not just one of those social justice Democrats.

[delisen]

14. Guess more people living longer, healthier lives and presidency has become more complicated

However, think so long as a candidate meets the minimum age requirement should feel free to run.

[nycbos]

16. There are many not even listed here.

Seth Mouton and Tammy Duckworth. Would have the duel appeal of being a "fresh face" and being a veteran. (Mouton USMC, and Duckworth US Army National Guard)


Kamala Karris and Cory Booker. Both younger and they both have charisma.

[underpants]

18. O'Malley will come off as a voice of reason

And actual kick-your-ass

[frazzled]

24. Check your math

Hillary Clinton is younger than trump, by a year and 4 months. She was younger than him in this past election, so I assume she'd still be younger than him in the next. But she won't run. Neither will Biden, Kerry, Sanders, or even Warren.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

25. Why not focus on from now to midterms in 2018 first?

The right person to run should become clear by then.

The right person will be:

1. Younger than all of the people you listed.
2. Not too far left to make moderates uncomfortable.
3. DYNAMIC and CHARISMATIC speaker. This is an absolute MUST in order to win.
4. Will adhere to Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy.
5. A FRESH, NEW face. Not someone who has already run.

[Aviation Pro]

26. Colbert and Cuban

Aren't over 70.

[First Speaker]

27. How about Lebron James for President in 2020?

...I'm half-serious. He's smart as hell, determined as hell and could carry Ohio. What more do we need?

[tirebiter]

28. Rock the House 2018!

Maybe Dr. House? Too bad he's really a Brit.

[HoneyBadger]

29. Kanye would dominate the millennials

[solara]

31. How about

Sen. Kamala Harrris,52 (D) California
Sen Maggie Hassan,58 (D) New Hampshire
Gov. Martin O'Malley 54, (D) Maryland
Corey Booker 48 (D) New Jersey

Just a thought

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[nkpolitics1212]

32. If Clinton,Sanders,Biden,Kerry,and Warren decide against running then

Harris-CA,Hassan-NH,O'Malley-MD,and Booker-NJ would move to the top tier status.

[PatsFan87]

33. Republicans have done a much better job recruiting young candidates and bringing them up through

the ranks. Our party needs to improve on that. Desperately.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. It's NOT going to be Biden, Clinton, Sanders or Kerry.

Warren, maybe.

[NCTraveler]

35. I don't see your first four as potential candidates.

It's also a very limited list.