March 8, 2019
The 2020 presidential campaign is starting to heat up more than 20 months before Election Day. Individuals such as comedian and political commentator John Oliver have previously commented that the 597-day long 2016 election campaign was excessive; however, the 2020 election process is projected to supercede this number.
If the 2016 election, which Bloomberg called “The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime,” was said to have been too drawn out, it should then be an interesting note that the 2020 election will be longer still. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, has announced her campaign more than three months earlier than the first candidate of the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton.
Since Warren announced her candidacy, 13 more democrats have joined her in a bid for the presidency. The Democratic Party is quickly filling up with contenders for the White House, and there exists a heavy suspicion that the current president will be vigorously campaigning for reelection the 2020. With all these factors considered, the 2020 campaign trail may be more volatile and important than any other.
Of the important Democratic candidates, perhaps I should start with Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts. This Harvard economics professor turned senator quickly made headlines when President Donald Trump marked her with the racist nickname: “Pocahontas.” Warren has since tried to support the Native American Community, apologizing to them for the confusion her indigenous heritage and an indigenous identity.
Warren has been considered by many to come from the same radical wing of the Democratic as democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. She has promised to support the working and middle classes, which in her perspective as a bankruptcy economist have unfairly suffered. While her expertise on economics cannot be understated (during her time as a Harvard professor she was one of the top cited sources in her field), I personally don’t believe she’s what America wants moving towards the future. Though undoubtedly with more appeal than Hillary Clinton, as the 2020 Democratic candidate, Warren would be too plain and has already been too controversial considering the Native American incident.
It’s heartening to see such a dedicated and qualified candidate as one of the current front runners for the Democratic Party – it’s undeniable that Warren’s progressively liberalism will profoundly influence the party’s platform this election cycle. However, being influential and being elected are two different things.
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