OK, so, Kamala Harris is supposed to say she's running soon. That's nice. The list of people who are thinking about it is pretty long. This from the LA times of a run-down of politician who have been exploring the idea of running. The first four are ones that the Times says have the most buzz right now. I'd take any of the other three over Sanders right now. Just saying, Sanders supporters are turning people off from Sanders the candidate through there wild claims, unjustified confidence and plain old loony tunes comments.
2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES:
Who’s in and who’s on the fence?
By PRIYA KRISHNAKUMAR AND JANET HOOK
JAN. 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Senator from Massachusetts RUNNING!
Joe Biden Former vice president
Bernie Sanders Senator from Vermont
Beto O'Rourke Former representative from Texas' 16th District
Tulsi Gabbard Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District RUNNING!
Kamala Harris Senator from California
Kirsten Gillibrand Senator from New York
Amy Klobuchar Senator from Minnesota
John Delaney Former representative from Maryland's 6th District RUNNING!
Cory Booker Senator from New Jersey
Sherrod Brown Senator from Ohio
Jeff Merkley Senator from Oregon
Christopher S. Murphy Senator from Connecticut
Michael Bennet Senator from Colorado
Eric Swalwell Representative from California's 15th District
Seth Moulton Representative from Massachusetts' 6th District
Tim Ryan Representative from Ohio's 13th District
Old, young, liberal, centrist: Democrats will have no end of choices for president in 2020
By JANET HOOK
JAN 13, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democratic-presidential-field-20190113-story.html
There are fresh faces and old hands. Thirty-somethings and senior citizens. Billionaires and at least one person still paying off student loans. A skateboarder, a brewery founder and a coffee magnate are all taking a look.
Dozens of Democrats are thinking about running for president in 2020.
The result could be a divisive, messy set of primaries, but many Democrats are exhilarated by the prospect of a wide range of choices, mirroring the congressional races in 2018.
“If there’s one thing we learned over the last two years, it’s that primaries are a good thing,” said Amanda Litman, founder of Run for Something, a group established after President Trump’s election in 2016 to recruit and train young progressives to run for office. “They make our party stronger.’’
So, let 'er rip. Why Cult of Sanders would settle so quickly on a has-been from last primary is beyond me. This is the photo the times put up:
Biden on the left, Bernie on the right. Kind of says a lot about the author's perspective. Mine too. But then again, Cult of Sanders might be the reason for my bias. That photo is the face of his supporters.