Well the 2016 Presidential election is now over and the Republican nominee Donald Trump will be our next president. With this election over, we now turn our focus to 2020 to possible nominees for the Democratic party, as the Republicans barring an indictment or him just choosing not to run again will have Donald Trump as their candidate. The two most successful candidates in the primaries Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sec. Hillary Clinton will probably not be running again in 2020. Bernie will be 79 and probably a little bit too old to be President, while Hillary will also be relatively older at age 73 but the Democrats probably won't want to nominate her again because of her devastating loss to Donald Trump. The other person who many people want to see run is First Lady Michelle Obama, who has an immense popularity over the past 8 years. However, she supposedly despises politics and there have been many instances of people saying she will not pursue political office. So here are some possible candidates who I think may decide to run in 2020.
1. Gov. Martin O'Malley
Governor O'Malley ran for President this year but he didn't get enough support during the primaries as he often polled less than 5% and withdrew right after the Iowa caucuses. He'd be a good candidate to possibly unite the Sanders and Clinton factions of the Democratic party, as he ran against both Sanders and Clinton and didn't endorse either one until the primary was over.
2. Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Probably the most popular potential candidate to run. The former Harvard law professor and current Senator from Massachusetts is from the Sanders progressive wing of the party and is well liked by most Democrats. She was one of the finalists for Hillary's VP.
3. Sen. Tim Kaine
Although he will not the be Vice President of the United States, Tim Kaine is still a pretty good candidate. He was one of Obama's finalists for VP back in 2008 before Hillary chose him this year. Before this election he had not lost any election, which is pretty impressive considering he is from the swing state of Virginia. He's one of the few people to ever serve in the House, Senate, and as Governor.
4. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The two term governor of NY is one of the more popular governors in the nation. The son of famed NY governor Mario Cuomo, Andrew was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration, and then became the attorney general of NY and then governor.
5. Sen. Cory Booker
The Senator from New Jersey is one of the most popular senators in the nation due to his active presence on social media. He is best known for revitalizing the city of Newark when he was mayor in the 2000s. He was also one of Clinton's top choices for VP.
6. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
The representative from Hawaii could be a dark horse for trying to seek the party's nomination. She has served in the national guard since 2003 and was deployed to the Middle East twice. She was elected representative in 2013 and rose to vice chair of the DNC before she quit because of conflict with the then current now former head of the DNC Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
7. Theo Epstein
Yes Theo Epstein has never held public office, nor has it seemed that he's had any desire to. However in his highly probable Hall of Fame career as a baseball executive, he has won 3 World Series including ending two of the longest World Series droughts ever with the 2004 Red Sox and the 2016 Cubs, so he doesn't have much left to accomplish in that regard. He did attend a campaign event for Hillary and did endorse her so his political beliefs are more to the left. He's had great success in his career as an executive, so politics may be the next step for him.
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