Hillary Clinton is meeting with 2020 Democratic hopefuls


Hillary Clinton has been meeting with likely candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Axios and CNN reported Friday, citing sources close to the former presidential candidate and secretary of state.
Among those she has met with so far are Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D), and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D). This "has been going on for months and will continue," Axios reports, "since Clinton will talk to any Democrat who wants to talk."
Contenders are seeking her endorsement and advice, though another major prize would be access to her extensive fundraising network.
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"I won't comment on private discussions she's had," Clinton aide Nick Merrill told Axios, "except to say that she's more than happy to talk to anyone considering a run about the challenges (as well as the great things) that go with it, and lessons learned on what to watch for in this next cycle (aside from [Russian President] Vladimir [Putin])."
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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.
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