Who's Running For President In 2020?
A series of Here & Now conversations with presidential candidates in the run-up to the 2020 election

Pete Buttigieg Races To The Finish In Iowa With Most Competitors Stuck In Washington
The presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor barnstormed Iowa on Wednesday — holding five town hall meetings in a single day.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar On Balancing Impeachment Trial With Her Campaign
The senator and presidential candidate says she's balancing Trump's impeachment trial with her 2020 campaign.

'I Think We're Gonna Win This Thing': Sen. Bernie Sanders On 2020 Campaign
Sen. Sanders is pushing for "Medicare for All," the Green New Deal, tuition-free public colleges, legalizing marijuana and increasing taxes on wealthy Americans.

Former Congressman Joe Sestak Runs For President On Message Of Unity
The former Pennsylvania congressman is running on a platform of expanding access to health care and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.

2020 Hopeful Tulsi Gabbard: The U.S. Needs To 'Stop Acting As The World's Police'
Tulsi Gabbard says she would end "counterproductive regime-change wars" if elected president in 2020.
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2020 Candidate Amy Klobuchar Says Her 'Optimistic Economic Agenda' Will Attract Voters
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says if she's elected president in 2020, she'd be "a stark contrast" to President Trump.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: America 'Is Not Working For Working People'
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination on his record of trying to decrease inequality in his city.

2020 Hopeful Jay Inslee Says His Clean Energy Plan Will 'Save Us From The Climate Crisis'
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee says his 100% clean energy economy plan would create a “prodigious number of jobs.”

California Billionaire Tom Steyer On 2020 Race: 'This Is All About Message And Vision'
California billionaire Tom Steyer was absent from the debate this week, but he says he's on track to qualify for the next one in September.

Seth Moulton Hasn't Debated Yet. But He's Optimistic America Wants A 'New Generation' Of Leaders
The Massachusetts congressman has focused his campaign on veterans' advocacy, foreign policy and voting rights — and announced a mental health care proposal inspired in part by his own struggles...

2020 Candidate Sen. Cory Booker: Trump 'Trafficking In Racism' To 'Gain Power'
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about his campaign to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

2020 Candidate Michael Bennet On Running To Disentangle 'Dysfunction In Our Politics'
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado tells Here & Now he's running for president on a promise to reverse a tide in Washington that he sees as detrimental to democracy.

America Is 'Decades Behind The Curve On Technology,' 2020 Candidate Andrew Yang Says
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson the U.S. is in the midst of the largest technological and economic transformation in its history.

Florida Mayor Wayne Messam Makes His Case For 2020 Presidential Nomination
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam, a Democrat, as we continue our series of conversations with 2020 presidential candidates.

2020 Candidate Eric Swalwell: Gun Violence Would Be 'My Top Priority As President'
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, 38, is one of nearly two dozen candidates jockeying for the party's 2020 presidential nomination.

Montana Governor And Presidential Candidate Steve Bullock Explains Why He's Running In 2020
Bullock leads a state President Trump won by more than 20 points in 2016. "In order to win in 2020, we've got to win back some of the places that...

2020 Hopeful Tim Ryan Pledges To Represent 'Forgotten Communities'
Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who is running for president in 2020.

2020 Candidate John Hickenlooper On The Mueller Report, China And Fracking
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper, former governor of Colorado.

Republican Bill Weld Calls For Less Government Spending, More Environmental Responsibility
Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld has formed an exploratory committee for a presidential run.

Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand: 'I Truly Believe I Can Bring This Country Together'
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand talks about why she's running for president and how her more conservative past will play in the crowded field of progressive Democratic candidates.