Eric Holder is reportedly taking a serious look at a run for the White House in 2020.
White House reporter April Ryan tweeted Thursday that sources close to the Obama-era attorney general told her that he was “seriously considering throwing his hat into the ring for a 2020 presidential bid!”
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Breaking: Sources close to @EricHolder the former Obama Admin Attorney General says he is seriously considering throwing his hat into the ring for a 2020 presidential bid!
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 19, 2018
Holder’s name has been tossed in the mix for a Democratic challenge to Trump in two years. In February, he said he would likely make a decision on a run by the end of the year.
More recently he stirred speculation by visiting states like early-voting New Hampshire.
Holder was Obama’s attorney general from 2009-2015. More recently, he took the reins of Obama’s group aimed at redrawing “fair” congressional district lines, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
According to a CNN “definitive” ranking of potential 2020 Democratic candidates released Thursday, Holder placed sixth.
Hear ye, hear ye: It’s the definitive ranking of 2020 Democrats https://t.co/ciTTabjPOq pic.twitter.com/KlZ8Iefaju
— Madeleine Morgenstern (@MadeleineinDC) July 19, 2018
Number one on that list was former Vice President Joe Biden. On the same day that list was released, CBS News released a clip of an interview with Trump with him saying it would be a “dream” to run against Biden and that “Obama took him out of the garbage heap.”
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