Just FYI, Howard Schultz is way out of his depth and is not going to be a factor in 2020. So far his only articulated positions are that he doesn't like Trump, and that he thinks that taxing billionaires more is a bad idea. The first is not close to a unique position, and the second will only mobilize the top 1% to the polls, as Bernie would say.
Kirsten Gillibrand is the centrist in the race so far, with her A rating from the NRA, and her call to make English the official language of the United States.
Tulsi Gabbard is next in the conservative Democrat side, having worked in her family's gay conversion clinic for a few years. If you're saying "Tulsa who?" you've got a lot of company. Except she's also a Berniecrat. As her campaign is already faltering, I don't expect her to be a factor.
Elizabeth Warren already has a clear message. Kamala Harris has experience in bare-knuckle politics. Joe Biden has a lot of built-in support if he decides to run, as does Bernie Sanders. These are the likely frontrunners.
Cory Booker hasn't announced yet, but you know he wants it.
Michael Bloomberg is the only billionaire candidate I'd take seriously. At the same time, is having one billionaire face another one in the general election the message that Democrats want to send? I really don't think so.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not running for president, and I consider her a liberal equivalent to the more annoying conservatives -- a sideshow that can safely be ignored.
Kirsten Gillibrand is the centrist in the race so far, with her A rating from the NRA, and her call to make English the official language of the United States.
Tulsi Gabbard is next in the conservative Democrat side, having worked in her family's gay conversion clinic for a few years. If you're saying "Tulsa who?" you've got a lot of company. Except she's also a Berniecrat. As her campaign is already faltering, I don't expect her to be a factor.
Elizabeth Warren already has a clear message. Kamala Harris has experience in bare-knuckle politics. Joe Biden has a lot of built-in support if he decides to run, as does Bernie Sanders. These are the likely frontrunners.
Cory Booker hasn't announced yet, but you know he wants it.
Michael Bloomberg is the only billionaire candidate I'd take seriously. At the same time, is having one billionaire face another one in the general election the message that Democrats want to send? I really don't think so.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not running for president, and I consider her a liberal equivalent to the more annoying conservatives -- a sideshow that can safely be ignored.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto