A late-comer to the race, Patrick was the first black governor of Massachusetts, and was one of President Barack Obama’s biggest supporters and political advisers.
Booker's speech in opposition to his colleague was likened to former President Barack Obama's soaring rhetoric.Former U.S. Representative John Delaney withdrew his candidacy on January 31, 2020, just two days before the Iowa Democratic caucus. “Although I may not agree with the Vice President on every issue, I know that he has a good heart and is motivated by his love for our country and the American people.” Tulsi Gabbard, a U.S. Representative from Hawaii, strongly opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership and led protests against it arguing that it would largely benefit multinational corporations at the expense of American workers while actively contributing to threats to the environment, such as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, seen as the standard-bearer of American liberalism, withdrew from the campaign on April 8, 2020, after a string of primary losses crippled his chances.
November 8, 2016 - Election Night Timeline < 2012 Choose Year 2016 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 1980 1976 1972 1968 1964 1960 1956 1952 1948 1944 1940 1936 1932 1928 1924 1920 1916 1912 1908 1904 1900 1896 1892 1888 1884 1880 1876 1872 1868 1864 1860 1856 1852 1848 1844 1840 1836 1832 1828 1824 Choose Office U.S. Senate Governor Considered a “rising star” of the Democratic Party, her political positions have generally been along liberal lines. Delaney has stated that if elected, he would support an increase the corporate tax rate from 21% to 23% “to raise about $200 billion for infrastructure.”Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Trump on February 7, 2020.
There are plenty of other reasons to believe Kasich is planning to run in 2020. Rick Perry, who sought the Republican presidential bid in 2012, made another try for the party's nomination in the 2016 cycle. He won a second term in 2005, and left the Republican Party in 2007.
Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson withdrew from the presidential race on January 10, 2020, citing a general lack of voter support.
Trump's right-hand man, his running-mate in 2016, his loyal defender in the White House, Mike Pence.The sitting vice president was reportedly "cultivating some of the party’s most prominent donors, courting conservative interest groups" and carefully enhancing his profiles as part of a "shadow campaign for 2020," The New York Times reported in the summer of 2017. He has stated that as president would protect Social Security by requiring wealthier Americans would pay more into the program. "I regret that. “We will build as we climb ... this won't be easy.”Former hedge-fund executive and self-financed candidate Tom Steyer dropped out of the race on February 29, 2020, after finishing no better than third in the South Carolina primary.
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John Hickenlooper ended his run for the 2020 presidential nomination on August 15, 2019, after failing to achieve polling and contribution levels needed to qualify for the September Democratic debate in Houston. “After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden.”Former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced his candidacy on November 24, 2019. . “We can't get anything done because of these huge divisions that we have.” U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts withdrew from the race on August 23, 2019, acknowledging that his campaign had failed to gain traction. "Defeating Trump – and rebuilding America – is the most urgent and important fight of our lives. “After Tuesday’s primary results, it is clear that Democratic Primary voters have chosen Vice President Joe Biden to be the person who will take on President Trump in the general election," she stated. In announcing her candidacy, Harris noted her close relationship with party luminaries Sen. Dianne Feinstein and former Vice President Joe Biden. Below is the 2016 presidential field — past and present — alphabetically by party.