Vox’s internal tracking document of who is “considering” running for president currently includes 34 names on the Democratic side. …
So why, then, do so many Democrats think it’s worth trying? Because President Donald Trump is unpopular, and because there’s no clear Democratic figure in line for the nomination. These two factors are drawing in more Democrats than in a typical year, setting up a 2020 primary race where anything can happen. …
Meanwhile, everyone knows that whoever wins the nomination is destined to inherit an anti-Trump resistance movement that’s already large and well-organized and demonstrated its enormous grassroots fundraising potential in the 2018 midterms.
None of this means Trump will lose in 2020. CONT.
Matthew Yglesias, Vox