Maryland Rep. Delaney is running for president in 2020

[Jose Garcia]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Maryland Rep. John Delaney on Friday became the first Democrat to announce he would run for president in 2020.

The 54-year-old three-term congressman revealed his plans in a Washington Post op-ed. He won't run for re-election and is bypassing a run for Maryland governor in 2018.

He enters the race an extreme longshot -- with no national profile among Democrats and a moderate record that appears out of sync with the party's progressive primary electorate.

Delaney is a self-made businessman who has launched two companies and could pour millions of dollars of his own money into the campaign.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/john-delaney-democrat-president-2020/index.html

[pnwmom]

1. Here's his announcement:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/john-delaney-why-im-running-for-president/2017/07/28/02460ae4-73b7-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?utm_term=.bbe2a9e2f248

[David__77]

2. I think it's good to get this campaign cycle going.

I think it will be beneficial to the opposition to Trump and create rallying points.