Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., predicts there will only be three 2020 Democratic presidential candidates standing by next year’s Iowa caucuses.
“I think by September-October it will be whittled down. I think there’ll only be 10 left, 10 left by then. By the time you get to Iowa, you’ll have three. There’s only three people who’ll get to move on,” Gillibrand told a voter in New Hampshire about the historic primary field vying for the right to challenge President Trump for the White House.
Gillibrand made the comments to the woman at the conclusion of a “meet and greet” event at a coffee shop in Goffstown, N.H. But Gillibrand, an attorney who previously served in the House, added she was committed to unifying the party after what many political experts expect will be a bitter primary battle.
“I’m part of the team. I will make sure our nominee wins, and I will make sure our nominee is unharmed,” said Gillibrand, 52, who joined the Senate in early 2009. “My goal is to make sure we all offer our ideas, as this amazing opportunity to lift up really good ideas and do it in a positive way.”
Gillibrand’s campaign did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner‘s request for clarification.
The senator, who is on a two-day swing of the Granite State, is one of more than 20 Democrats contesting her party’s presidential nomination. She is currently pulling less then 1% support in RealClearPolitics’ polling average.
