# The 2020 election cycle has officially started **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 28, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350 "2017-07-28T22:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/1 "2017-07-28T22:19:30Z")
Congressman John Delaney, a Maryland Democrat, has officially announced he is running for the 2020 nomination. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/2 "2017-07-29T01:48:49Z")
He’s way behind. Trump filed papers on Inauguration Day. [Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2020) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/3 "2017-07-29T02:32:16Z")
Don’t know the guy, but good. Let’s have lots of Democrats and lots of debates. No favorites. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/4 "2017-07-31T11:44:24Z")
We going to pretend that the 2018 election isn’t important? I can see THAT working out well for us… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/5 "2017-07-31T12:00:30Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > We going to pretend that the 2018 election isn’t important? No. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/6 "2017-07-31T14:09:46Z")
Clown cars, start your engines! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/7 "2017-07-31T15:44:39Z")
Hmm, I’m a pretty serious political junkie and I’ve never heard of him. My guess is he just wants some publicity during the traditionally slow late summer news cycle. I think he’s got his eye on the Maryland governor race, depending on how vulnerable Hogan looks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![DebbieShen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/debbieshen/32/6231_2.png) [@DebbieShen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DebbieShen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-election-cycle-has-officially-started/792350/8 "2017-08-06T11:59:07Z")
It still amazes me,after fourty odd years on this planet,listening to these “politicians”,that the same “buzz words” and the same rhetoric is churned out time and time again,no matter which “party” it is, and the gullible electorate always believe this crap. These people,like this multi millionaire,don’t give a monkeys f–k about us proles,about our health,about our security,just as long as we can be used as “cannon fodder” to fight their wars and produce their crap and keep the wealthy,wealthy. . .