seandotpolitics:

Beto O’Rourke leapfrogs most of the 2020 Democratic field

(This is the sixth edition of our monthly power rankings of Democrats most likely to get their party’s presidential nomination in 2020.)

It’s Beto O’Rourke’s world, every other Democrat is just living in it.

That’s the reality of the moment as the Democratic Party begins to ramp up for what will almost certainly be the largest presidential field in modern memory. O’Rourke seems to be everywhere these days – such as meeting with former President Barack Obama – and is, without doubt, the candidate everyone else thinking about the 2020 race has (at least) one eye on…

[Here] our rankings of the 10 people most likely to wind up as the Democratic nominee against President Donald Trump in 2020. We do this every month, so if your preferred candidate isn’t on the list (or isn’t as high as you’d like) stay tuned!