Election 2020

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This Man May Try to Take the GOP Nomination From Trump
This Man May Try to Take the
GOP Nomination From Trump
the rundown
Feb 15, 2019 10:54 AM CST

This Man May Try to Take the GOP Nomination From Trump

Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld is exploring a run for president

(Newser) - Donald Trump's path to the Republican nomination in 2020 may not be an automatic one. Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld announced on Friday that he has formed a presidential committee to explore running against Trump as a Republican. The 73-year-old Harvard and Harvard Law grad and former federal prosecutor...

Here Are the Details of the First 2020 Debates

Up to 20 Democratic candidates will be able to participate in June, July debates

(Newser) - The first two Democratic presidential debates for the 2020 election will have two heats with room for a total of 20 candidates who meet certain polling or grassroots fundraising thresholds, the AP reports. A senior Democratic National Committee official outlined the framework Thursday for the June and July events, which...

Trump Is Worried About One Candidate the Most

Joe Biden; his campaign, however, is focusing on Harris, Warren, and Booker, reports Politico

(Newser) - As the Democratic field begins to take shape for 2020, Politico reports that President Trump is worried about Joe Biden—who remains undecided about a run—more than any other candidate. Trump reportedly thinks that Biden would give him the toughest run in a general election, but that's assuming...

Warren: Trump 'May Not Be a Free Person' by 2020

'It's no longer just the Mueller investigation,' she says

(Newser) - Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to be the Democratic nominee in 2020—and she's not sure who her Republican opponent will be. She told a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday that every day brought "a racist tweet, a hateful tweet—something really dark and ugly" from...

Klobuchar: Here's What I'd Do on Day 1

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she's running for president

(Newser) - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House, the AP...

Some See Trail of Tears Dig in Mocking Trump Tweet

President responds to Elizabeth Warren's 2020 announcement

(Newser) - President Trump responded to Elizabeth Warren's Saturday announcement that she is officially a 2020 contender with a tweet that has drawn plenty of attention, both for what it certainly says as well as what some claim it appears to say. "Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me...

Warren Makes It Official
Warren Makes It Official
Feb 9, 2019 12:21 PM CST

Warren Makes It Official

The popular Democrat decries 'middle-class squeeze'

(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in the working-class city of Lawrence, Mass., grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build "an America that works for everyone." Warren delivered a sharp call for change at...

On Brink of 2020 Decision, Klobuchar Gets Bad Press
On Brink of 2020 Decision,
Klobuchar Gets Bad Press
the rundown
Feb 7, 2019 10:24 AM CST

On Brink of 2020 Decision, Klobuchar Gets Bad Press

HuffPost reports that former staffers accuse senator of mistreating employees

(Newser) - Sen. Amy Klobuchar has a big event scheduled for Sunday in Minnesota that might just be the formal launch of a 2020 campaign for president. "Come to Boom Island," she told Rachel Maddow of MSNBC this week, per the AP . "Then you'll find out my decision....

Beto to Oprah: I'll Make Decision on 2020 Run by Month's End

O'Rourke taped an interview with Winfrey Tuesday

(Newser) - Breaking months of near-silence about his political future, Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday that he would announce his decision about a 2020 presidential run "before the end of the month" and suggested he's leaning toward it, the AP reports. The former Texas congressman, who found political stardom...

Howard Schultz Roasted Over &#39;Billionaire&#39; Comment
Howard Schultz
Has Alternative
for Term
'Billionaire'
the rundown
Feb 5, 2019 11:22 AM CST

Howard Schultz Has Alternative for Term 'Billionaire'

Former Starbucks CEO and possible 2020 contender rephrases to 'people of means'

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's maybe-campaign for 2020 doesn't seem to be having a great start . In the latest development, Schultz is taking a ribbing for bristling at the term "billionaire" and instead suggesting something like "people of means." The details:
  • The remark: It came
...

'Grande Ego. Venti Mistake': Schultz Met by Hometown Protests

Some Seattleites are still mad about the SuperSonics

(Newser) - "Grande ego. Venti mistake": That was the message protesters had for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz as he returned to his hometown of Seattle on Thursday after announcing that he's mulling an independent run for president. Several dozen protesters gathered outside a downtown theater before Schultz appeared to...

Another Big Name Joins 2020 Race
Another Big
Name Joins
2020 Race
Feb 1, 2019 6:51 AM CST

Another Big Name Joins 2020 Race

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is latest Democrat to enter

(Newser) - Cory Booker is in. The New Jersey senator on Friday became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race, reports Politico . He is the second African-American to throw a hat into the ring, behind Sen. Kamala Harris, as well as the fourth senator to either officially announce or to...

She&#39;s Democrats&#39; Best Hope in 2020
Here's the Democrats'
Best Hope to Beat Trump
OPINION
Jan 31, 2019 10:35 AM CST

Here's the Democrats' Best Hope to Beat Trump

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is the smart choice, writes George Will

(Newser) - Amy Klobuchar isn't among the early Democratic candidates for 2020, but George Will writes in the Washington Post that the Minnesota senator might be her party's smartest choice. "Klobuchar is the person perhaps best equipped to send the current president packing," Will writes in the op-ed....

Intelligence Chief: N. Korea's WMDs 'Critical to Regime Survival'

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats says it's 'unlikely' Kim Jong Un will entirely give up nukes

(Newser) - In an assessment casting doubt on President Trump's goal of a nuclear-disarmed North Korea, US intelligence agencies told Congress Tuesday the North is unlikely to entirely dismantle its nuclear arsenal. National Intelligence Director Dan Coats, in testimony for the Senate Intelligence Committee, noted leader Kim Jong Un has expressed...

Howard Schultz Starts to Make His Case, to Hand-Wringing
Howard Schultz Gets Heckled,
Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow
the rundown
Jan 29, 2019 9:09 AM CST

Howard Schultz Gets Heckled, Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow

Former Starbucks CEO makes his case in 'USA Today'

(Newser) - Howard Schultz has heard the wailing and is unmoved. In a USA Today op-ed, the former Starbucks CEO made the case for a third-party independent candidate ... "like me." Though Schultz hasn't formally thrown his hat in the ring, his announcement on Sunday that he was considering doing...

Could a Trump-Clinton Rematch Be in the Cards?

Sources tell CNN ex-secretary of state hasn't shut the door on a 2020 bid, but other sources are skeptical

(Newser) - For those who never want to think about the contentious 2016 presidential race again, some eyebrow-raising news emerged over the weekend: Hillary Clinton may be up for a rematch against Donald Trump. Per the Hill , CNN White House correspondent Jeff Zeleny appeared on his network's Inside Politics on Sunday...

Trump Responds to Ex-Starbucks CEO's 2020 Announcement

'Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts,'" says president

(Newser) - Democrats aren't happy with the idea of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz running as an independent in 2020, and President Trump himself doesn't seem too worried. "Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts' to run for President!" Trump tweeted Monday morning. "Watched him on...

Ex-Starbucks CEO Is Considering White House Bid
2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt
Jan 28, 2019 3:15 AM CST

2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt

Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz might run as an independent

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gave the 2020 race a jolt Sunday by announcing that he is "seriously considering" running for president as an independent. "Our two parties are more divided than ever," he tweeted . "Let’s discuss how we can come together to create opportunities...

Biden Ridicules Negative Story in Times
Biden Has
Sarcastic
Reply to NYT
Jan 24, 2019 5:03 PM CST

Biden Has Sarcastic Reply to NYT

'Bless me father for I have sinned,' says former VP after account of him praising GOP lawmaker

(Newser) - Joe Biden isn't just shrugging off a negative story that appeared this week in the New York Times , he's scoffing at its premise with sarcasm. "Bless me father for I have sinned," Biden said Thursday in a speech before the US Conference of Mayors, per Politico...

New POTUS Contender: This Is 'a Season for Boldness'

Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg would be first openly gay US president if elected in longshot candidacy

(Newser) - A new presidential exploratory committee has been formed, with the candidate telling supporters it's a "season of boldness." That's per an email sent by Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend., Ind., who, although a long shot for the Oval Office, would be the first...

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