The Dem mayors who don't even bother hiding their 2020 ambitions

[brooklynite]

Axios:

Here's something unusual and refreshing: There are two highly ambitious Democrats who don't even bother hiding their strong desire to run in 2020 — and to reshape the party: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Be smart: When I asked top Dem donors and operatives about candidates like these, the consistent answer was that for the first time in our lifetimes, D.C. experience may be a vulnerability rather than an asset when running for president.

Both joined me Friday for an Axios event on the vast ticket concourse of L.A.'s historic Union Station:

They're ready to go:
* Garcetti, 46, doesn't even bother with the ritual denials about running. Landrieu, 57, seems clearly interested, despite saying he'll take time off after leaving office in May, following 30 years in public life.
* The two have done their buddy act together before: The photo above captures the moment when I asked the chances they'd face each other in a primary. Garcetti instantly quipped: "I was hoping you'd say 'ticket.'"

[delisen]

1. Hope they start building their foreign policy resumes.

[maxsolomon]

2. how would that help?

the last potus w/ foreign policy bona fides was GHWB. HRC lost. Kerry lost. McCain lost.

'murikins vote on domestic politics.

[delisen]

3. Help govern. Also foreign policy is the big issue of our day

If you. think Americans are not following the Russian initiative in taking over our country, I think you are wrong.

We have become lose to a vassal state and many people on the Left have tried to frame the Russia issue as a distraction.

[maxsolomon]

5. Um... OK.

I'm telling you it's not an impediment to winning the Presidency.

[TrollBuster9090]

4. Mitch Landrieu should run for Senate, not President, IMHO. nt

[LiberalFighter]

6. Landrieu would be underneath the bottom of my list.

[Sgent]

7. He wouldn't win

he might have had a chance until he removed the statues of Confederate Generals.

[CK_John]

8. At last people who want to look forward and hope they push UBI.