What if Trump Doesn’t Run in 2020?

The political earthquake no one is preparing for…

Everyone is assuming that Trump will be running for his second term as the Republican nominee for president in 2020. And it makes sense to do so. Trump declared his candidacy for 2020 within hours of finishing his inauguration speech in 2016. Since then he has held dozens of campaign rallies as part of a broader attempt to make his administration a continuation of his 2016 campaign. The faith of his core supporters remains unshaken, and they in turn continue to dominate the platform and message of the Republican Party. The result is that there is no real talk of Republican challengers for the nomination, and certainly no plan in place if one arose or was needed.

The Democrats are currently putting together what may be the largest field of candidates for president in 150 years. They are an extremely diverse group with unprecedented female representation, racial and religious diversity, and together they represent perspectives from across America. Many of the candidates are the direct result of “The Blue Tsunami” that swept through the House of Representatives during the 2018 midterm elections. They are separating themselves by promoting a wide variety of policies and proposals including ‘The Green New Deal’, Medicare for all, and immigration reform. What they all have in common is the need to answer one…