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tgards79

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Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:19 PM Nov 2018

BTRTN: 55 Ways the Dems Might Go in 2020: The Exhaustive List of Potential Nominees

Paul Simon said there must be 50 ways to leave your lover. The Democrats can do even better than that, with 55 potential presidential candidates who might vie to convince America to take leave of Donald Trump in 2020. Here they are, complete with thumbnail pros and cons:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/11/btrtn-55-ways-dems-might-go-in-2020.html

"Traditionally, candidates make their launch announcements in the spring, roughly 18 months before Election Day, with many visits to Iowa and New Hampshire behind them, a team on board, and a few high money types in tow. But all that will be accelerated in 2019. With so many potentials afoot, few will have the luxury of waiting, and the battle for political talent (e.g., operatives to run campaigns, bundlers to raise money) is well underway. There has, indeed, already been one announcement, by Representative John Delaney of Maryland, who doubtless acted early precisely to get an extra mention in articles like these. And we suspect that more announcements will come – many more – right after the New Year.

And we’ll make another not-so-bold prediction: the Democratic nominee for President in 2020 will be one of the 55 names on the list below (and the Vice Presidential nominee as well). But which one?

One way to approach this challenge is to categorize the contenders based on a “theory” of the race. That is, what “type” of candidate should the Democrats put forward as the “best” way to be rid of Donald Trump? We’ll go through the various theories and list the potential candidates who meet the standard, and then we’ll come back with our own answer to the question..."

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