2020 Presidential Candidates

I honestly can’t wait for the debates if the nominee is Biden. It’s going to play out like a Grumpy old Men replay!

you know....I've decided NOT to waste my time on the debates.....unless the facilitator is exceptional at running a rigorous and even handed event. I'll just do my due diligence and cast my vote by mail-in.

homeagain wrote: you know....I've decided NOT to waste my time on the debates.....unless the facilitator is exceptional at running a rigorous and even handed event. I'll just do my due diligence and cast my vote by mail-in.

You won't have to do your due diligence, just vote for the Dem, no matter who it is.

Joe Biden has over 40% in South Carolina. Bernie is second at 15%. This race could be over quite quickly. The only drama? Who will be VP? Mayor Pete might be just what the ticket needs. Youth to go along with experience.

President Trump has changed the way in which democrats attack candidates. They charged that Presidential candidate Regan was too old, they charged that Presidential candidate McCain's medical history precluded his candidacy, (and his age.) They charged that both were "old white men"
Enter Joe Biden, age 76 1/2, medical history , courtesy of CBS News, October, 2008: "While John McCain's past battles with skin cancer has received a great deal of scrutiny, Joe Biden's near-fatal aneurysms in 1988 have yet to come under the spotlight.
Soon after ending his first presidential bid that year, Biden, who had been suffering from what he thought were headaches and a pinched nerve, collapsed in a hotel room shortly after giving a speech on foreign policy.


In his book "Promises to Keep," Biden says that he was unconscious for over four hours before he woke up in a hospital in Wilmington, Del. The senator was told that an artery was leaking blood into his brain and he was given his last rites by a priest. He was transferred to Walter Reed Medical Center where it was discovered that he had a second aneurysm on the other side of his brain.

Biden immediately underwent a four-and-a-half-hour operation to remove the leaking aneurysm. He had a second surgery in May to repair the other aneurysm and fully recovered after taking a seven-month leave from his seat as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee."

Just another example of Trump changing the political scene.

Campaigning is tough on older bodies, Hillary Clinton appeared to have issues in 2016. Will Donald, Joe, and Bernie also have issues? Still two years of campaigning ahead of the potential nominees. Jet lag, disrupted sleep patterns, plus lots of stress could mentally and physically harm these senior citizen candidates. I know they will all have access to quality medical care but you have to wonder how much they will choose to ignore it. The Donald is obese and has a horrible diet. How about the others?

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homeagain wrote: www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/201...sident-guide/582598/

OK.....as of first week of March.....here's the history/fact sheet at a glance.

It is now the first week of APRIL.....what do you think?

It's June....past the first week...SAD, Seth Moulton is not placing.....

See also: Timeline of announcements in the presidential election, 2020
The following 26 elected officials and notable public figures—24 Democrats and two Republicans—have filed to run for president with the Federal Election Commission or announced exploratory committees.

Michael Bennet (D), a U.S. senator from Colorado, announced that he was running for president on May 2, 2019.[5]
Joe Biden (D), a former vice president of the United States, announced that he was running for president on April 25, 2019.[6]
Bill de Blasio (D), the mayor of New York City, announced that he was running for president on May 16, 2019.[3]
Cory Booker (D), a U.S. senator from New Jersey, announced that he was running for president on February 1, 2019.[7]
Steve Bullock (D), the governor of Montana, announced that he was running for president on May 14, 2019.[4]
Pete Buttigieg (D), the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced that he was running for president on January 23, 2019.[8]
Julián Castro (D), a former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development and San Antonio mayor, formally announced his candidacy on January 12, 2019.[9]
John Delaney (D), a former U.S. representative from Maryland, filed to run for president on August 10, 2017.
Tulsi Gabbard (D), a U.S. representative from Hawaii, announced that she had decided to run for president on January 11, 2019.[10]
Kirsten Gillibrand (D), a U.S. senator from New York, announced that she was forming an exploratory committee on January 15, 2019.[11] She officially announced she was running on March 17, 2019.[12]
Mike Gravel (D), a former U.S. senator from Alaska, announced he was running for president on April 2, 2019.[13]
Kamala Harris (D), a U.S. senator from California, announced that she was running for president on January 21, 2019.[14]
John Hickenlooper (D), a former governor of Colorado, announced that he was running for president on March 4, 2019.[15]
Jay Inslee (D), the governor of Washington, announced that he was running for president on March 1, 2019.[16]
Amy Klobuchar (D), a U.S. senator from Minnesota, formally announced she was running for president on February 10, 2019.[17]
Wayne Messam (D), the mayor of Miramar, Florida, announced he was forming an exploratory committee on March 13, 2019.[18]
Seth Moulton (D), a U.S. representative from Massachusetts, announced he was running for president on April 22, 2019.[19]
Beto O'Rourke (D), former U.S. representative from Texas, formally announced he was running for president on March 14, 2019.[20]
Tim Ryan (D), a U.S. representative from Ohio, announced he was running for president on April 4, 2019.[21]
Bernie Sanders (I)[1], a U.S. senator from Vermont, announced that he was running for president on February 19, 2019.[22]
Eric Swalwell (D), a U.S. representative from California, announced that he was running for president on April 9, 2019.
President Donald Trump (R) filed to run for re-election in 2020 on January 20, 2017.
Elizabeth Warren (D), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, announced she had formed an exploratory committee on December 31, 2018.[23] She formally announced she was running for president on February 9, 2019.
Bill Weld (R), a former governor of Massachusetts, announced that he was running for president on April 15, 2019.[24]
Marianne Williamson (D), an author and lecturer, announced she was running for president on January 28, 2019.[25]
Andrew Yang (D), an entrepreneur and author from New York, filed to run for president on November 6, 2017.

From Ballotpedia.com

The Democrat debate line-up has been decided.
Alphabetically:
The 20 candidates who qualified are: Bennet; former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.; Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind.; former housing secretary Julián Castro; Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York; former Representative John Delaney of Maryland; Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York; Senator Kamala Harris of California; Hickenlooper; Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington; Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas; Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio; Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont; Representative Eric Swalwell of California; Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; author Marianne Williamson; and Andrew Yang.

Missing the cut:
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Mayor Wayne Messam of Miramar, Florida.

I don't think that I put the hex on Wayne Messam, but I must admit that I was going to bio Steve Bullock next.