This is the Mother Jones Podcast. I'm Jamila King in New York.

On today's show, I bet you've been having

on today's show, I bet you've been having this conversation too, in Facebook comments at parties,

catching up with friends and family, as each new Democratic Party candidate declares a bid for the presidency and there are a lot of them

There's a new surge of hand-ringing speculation. We're already doing this people, whether you like it or not, the

2020 race has already begun. On today's show, something of a sign post in this

very long road ahead. Who can win the hearts and minds of the Democratic base? Two awesome political brains in the

studio with me today, stick around. Do Democrats want a street brawl or a unifier.

We're going to talk about the long list of people who signed up to try to beat Donald Trump. I stand here today to declare that I am a candidate for President of the United States

of America.

I stand before you today to announce my candidacy.

The President of the United States.

What do they do well?

What are they struggling with?

I'm filing an exploratory committee

for President of the United States tonight.

Will their baggage weigh them down?

Does it not matter?

I'm Corey Booker and I'm running for President

of the United States of America. I am a candidate for President of the United States of America.

I am a candidate for President of the United States of America.

Joining me in the studio today for this special Mother Jones podcast political panel Josh Barrow

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