The 2020 Presidential race

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the whistleblower who informed the Inspector General of Trump's phone call to Ukraine's President to testify before Congress. She warns that if Trump refuses to let him testify, just as he's ordered many of his aides to ignore subpoenas and refuse to testify, the Trump administration "will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness which will take us into a whole new stage of investigation." Saying Trump's "outrageous and obscene behavior" threatens the rule of law, former Vice President Al Gore is calling for an impeachment investigation. He is not alone.

Seven freshman Democrats pen op-ed asking Congress to impeach Trump if new allegations are true

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4...h-trump-if-new

Weld, a former Governor of Massachusetts, notes that the penalty for treason is death (per the US Code) or removal from office (per the Constitution). Well, Bill, whichever penalty is carried out would boost your chance of winning the GOP nomination – but I don't think either one is likely.

Bill Weld: Trump is guilty of 'treason, pure and simple'
The President's GOP rival says Trump's phone call with Ukraine goes beyond "undermining democratic institutions."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-...b0c2a85caf8eae

Emperor Trump displays a "profound disregard for Presidential norms," says a former Watergate prosecutor. Trump's continual abuse of power shows Trump believes himself to be above the law and he's becoming increasingly defiant. Asking Ukraine's President to help him defeat a political rival? No big deal, Trump declares. "I'm the Emperor! I do whatever benefits me!"

Analysis: Instead of 'No collusion!' Trump now seems to be saying, so what if I did?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...did/ar-AAHJKSe

House Democrats are considering forming a committee to investigate Emperor Trump's attempt to enlist a foreign power to help him politically. The findings could lead to impeachment proceedings. New York Representative Antonio Delgado said today, "The first responsibility of the President of the United States is to keep our country safe but it has become clear that our President has placed his political interests above the securiry of our nation. I believe articles of impeachment are warrented."

"I think it's ridiculous. It's a witch hunt," Emperor Trump told reporters today, using one of his favorite expressions. "I'm leading in the polls" – a false statement – "and they [Democrats] have no idea how they stop me. The only way they can try is through impeachment. This has never happened to a President before." – another false statement.

Four hundred five days till Election Day.

Two months ago, Joe Biden was favored by 22% of Democratic voters in California, Elizabeth Warren by 18%. Warren is now the first choice of 29%, while Biden's support has fallen to 20%. Warren also has the most positive image of all the candidates, with 77% viewing her positively and only 10% negatively.

Warren takes Democratic Presidential nomination lead in California, new poll finds

https://www.latimes.com/politics/sto...alifornia-poll

A dozen Democrats debating, discussing, describing, declaring, declaiming and delineating – and nine of them have a near-zero chance of winning the nomination and should drop out of the race.

Next 2020 Democratic Presidential debate: 12 candidates on one night only

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...nly/ar-AAHWqH9

The oldest person to run for President was William Hope Harvey, founder of the short-lived Liberty party. He was their nominee in 1932. He was 80. The second-oldest candidate is now hospitalized.

Bernie Sanders undergoes surgery for artery blockage, cancels campaign events until further notice

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ice/ar-AAIawls

Emperor Trump called Joe and Hunter Biden "stone cold crooked." Hey, Donald, have you ever looked in a mirror?

Joe Biden defends son Hunter against Trump's attacks, says he will be part of 2020 campaign

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ign/ar-AAIez2t

CNN has released its 21st monthly "power ranking" of the Democrats most likely to win the 2020 Presidential nomination. Biden, Warren and Sanders remain at the top. Kamala Harris has dropped from fourth to fifth. She's not even doing well in her home state of California, which holds its Democratic primary on March 3. A California Public Policy Institute poll released yesterday shows 23% of likely voters support Warren. Biden has 22%, Sanders has 21% – and Harris has 8%. Time to drop out of the race, Kamala.

Ranking the 2020 Democrats

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/polit...ked/index.html

In 2016, Trump asked Russia to locate Hillary's missing emails. This year, he's urged both Ukraine and China to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, his likely rival in the 2020 election. Trump also sought the Australian Prime Minister's help in discrediting the Mueller investigation. Seeking the help of foreign leaders for his own political gain is a severe abuse of power. Add to that all his efforts to keep details of his phone calls with Putin and Zelensky secret; his efforts to halt investigations by firing Comey, McGahn and other officials; his orders that White House officials ignore subpoenas; and his praise for Putin, Kim, bin Salman, Xi Jinping and other dictators. Trump is facing impeachment for abuse of power, obstruction of justice and several other charges and he's lashing out at everyone involved. Trump is hoping an impeachment helps his chances of re-election. Biden, meanwhile, is taking advantage of Trump's deranged mental state.

Joe Biden calls Trump 'unhinged' in first new ad of $6 million early-state push

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/04/pol...-ad/index.html

Bannon has made two predictions. I don't foresee either of them happening.

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon: Biden's
collapse 'imminent,' Hillary will step into race

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/dem.../11/id/936671/

Only 12? He's slipping.

Trump makes at least 12 false claims at his Minneapolis rally

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/11/pol...lis/index.html

While Democrats emphasize the importance of Americans treating each other with dignity and respect, Emperor Trump continues to spew hatred and vile insults toward almost everybody and everything. He's now being far more nasty to Joe Biden than he ever was to Hillary Clinton. Biden was "never considered smart," he told his blindly loyal supporters at a rally. And then came the zinger – from the orange-skinned buffoon who has totally disgraced the office of President:

Trump knocks Biden: He was a good Vice President only because he would 'kiss Barack Obama's ass'

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...ld-kiss-barack

A new CNN poll of likely Democratic voters shows 30% now favor Warren and 27% favor Biden. Sanders' support has fallen to 11%. Meanwhile, Biden has pledged to enact ethics reform if he wins the Presidency. He would limit conflicts of interest, ban private funding of elections, bar lobbying by foreign governments, prevent future Presidents from using their office for personal gain and prevent the White House from interfering in investigations. It's too bad those reforms were not in place prior to 2016.

Biden takes on Trump with a sweeping ethics plan amid pushback over Ukraine

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/14/77007...k-over-ukraine

The economy will crash if a Democrat is elected President. Thus declares the orange-skinned Tweeter-In-Chief. And by calling the impeachment inquiry "illegal and absurd," he proves once again that he knows absolutely nothing about the Constitution of the United States. As for all the polls showing he would lose to Biden or Warren or Sanders, well, his galaxy-sized ego just won't let him accept that:

Trump calls Democratic candidates 'clowns,' claims none can defeat him in 2020

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...020/ar-AAIRs5L

CNN just released its 22nd monthly "power rankings" of the Democratic Presidential candidates and Elizabeth Warren is now on top – but that could change. Sixteen years ago Howard Dean was favored and later lost the nomination to John Kerry. Twelve years ago Hillary Clinton was favored and later lost the nomination to Barack Obama.

It's official: Elizabeth Warren is our new Democratic 2020 front-runner

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/17/pol...ked/index.html

Hawai'i Representative Tulsa Gabbard has been accused of having ties to Russia and being a "Russian asset." If a third-party candidate runs in 2020, the Democratic vote would be divided and Trump would be re-elected. At least that is the theory. Gabbard has not ruled out running as a third-party candidate. Hillary Clinton believes Russia wants her to, to ensure that Putin's BFF remains in the White House.

2020 Vision: Hillary Clinton thinks Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard to help Trump stay in power

https://www.aol.com/article/news/201...ower/23841561/

In an editorial, the Los Angeles Times notes Donald Trump's "fomenting, provoking, preening, spewing, tweeting, blustering and bullying" and calls him "the worst, most dangerous President in modern history." I'd call him the worst, most dangerous President in history, period.

Undoing the great mistake of 2016
There is no issue more important than driving
Trump out of office at the ballot box in 2020.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...-2020-election

A new poll shows Emperor Trump's attacks on Joe Biden have served to boost Biden's popularity among voters who see him as "the candidate the Republicans most fear." In the 2020 Presidential race, Biden is now favored by 34% of registered Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, Warren is favored by 19% and Sanders by 16%.

Opinion: Trump is doing Biden a big favor

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/opini...art/index.html

Ryan's announcement came as a shock to both of his supporters.

Tim Ryan ends 2020 Presidential campaign

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/24/pol...ign/index.html