And now it’s the Governors’ turn. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper have both announced their candidacies for President. And former Atty General Eric Holder is not running. We now have 13 announced candidates, with 12 still to hear from, the first time we’ve had more candidates in the race than on the fence.
Definitely running:
- Rep. John Delaney
- Sec. Julian Castro
- Gov. Jay Inslee
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Sen. Kamala Harris
- Sen. Cory Booker
- Sen. Any Klobuchar
- Andrew Yang
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Gov. John Hickenlooper
Potential candidates who have shown some interest:
- Sen. Michael Bennet
- VP Joe Biden
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg
- Sen. Sherrod Brown
- Gov. Steve Bullock
- Mayor Bill De Blasio
- Gov. Terry McAuliffe
- Sen. Jeff Merkley
- Rep. Seth Moulton
- Rep. Beto O’Rourke
- Rep. Tim Ryan
- Rep. Eric Swalwell
Not running:
- Andrew Cuomo
- Hillary Clinton
- Tim Kaine
- Michael Avenatti
- John Kerry
- Chris Murphy
- Oprah Winfrey
- Jason Kander
- Martin O’Malley
- Tom Steyer
- Mark Cuban
- Sen. Bob Casey
- State Sen. Richard Ojeda
- Mayor Eric Garcetti
- Howard Schultz
- Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- Rep. Joe Kennedy
- Sen. Mark Warner
- Attny Gen Eric Holder
