1) ego 2) raise their profile so might be considered for VP or cabinet position 3) Draw more attention to, or keep the focus on, a particular issue they are concerned with.
I'd guess Inslee might be a bit of all three.
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I'd guess Inslee might be a bit of all three.
Inslee has been a pretty vocal Trump critic.
This was after Parkland:
He was also passionately against Trump's travel ban and Washington State was the first state to sue take Trump to court over it. Climate will be one of his primary messages.
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Yeah I suppose that makes sense, but I think VP is probably off the table - i’d imagine the field is so deep that the ticket will eventually consist of two of the “big names” from the list.
Wonder if the very crowded field will help Sanders win the nomination. He, at least, has a natural, proven constituency
The crowded field will narrow down before the primaries.
I hope that whoever primaries against Trump and loses announces an independent run.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Hogan went that route. He’s a talented politician and is term-limited
I was thinking Kasich.
Hickenlooper declared today.
he's a good outside bet!
He actually might be. He has consistently surprised people in Colorado - he's all those middle-of-the-road words, but he actually practices them - he's pragmatic, understands and is friendly to business, has a good social conscience and is a coalition builder. Whoever wins the Democratic primary will have to practice Judo against President Trump - they will have to demonstrate the ability to use his attacks / "strengths" against him. Trying to go toe to toe with a bully is like wrestling a pig in mud - per George Bernard Shaw
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That is disqualifyingly naive.
NEW YORK — Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that he would not run for president, concluding his path to the Democratic nomination was narrow and he could accomplish more as a private citizen.
The decision removes from the race one of the world’s richest men, a self-described centrist who had the potential to dominate early primary spending and complicate the campaigns of other moderate candidates.
“I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” Bloomberg, 77, said in a statement posted online Tuesday afternoon. “But I am clear-eyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field.”
In place of a candidacy, Bloomberg has committed to funding a new independent political operation with the goal of preventing the reelection of President Trump, with intensive voter targeting and outreach in swing states over the next 18 months.
The decision removes from the race one of the world’s richest men, a self-described centrist who had the potential to dominate early primary spending and complicate the campaigns of other moderate candidates.
“I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” Bloomberg, 77, said in a statement posted online Tuesday afternoon. “But I am clear-eyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field.”
In place of a candidacy, Bloomberg has committed to funding a new independent political operation with the goal of preventing the reelection of President Trump, with intensive voter targeting and outreach in swing states over the next 18 months.
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Definitely the best contribution he could make
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