Another one.
That's probably the best way to describe the news that Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) is running for president. The congressmember said in February he was "seriously considering" a 2020 campaign, and made it official on Thursday with a campaign website and video focused on his Ohio roots.
In his campaign video, Ryan describes growing up in a manufacturing town just outside of Youngstown, Ohio. That Rust Belt focus continues as the camera pans over factory footage and as Ryan talks with union bricklayers. He goes on to proclaim how, without mentioning President Trump's name, "all the promises of the last campaign have disappeared" and that it's time to "come out of the soil with something new."
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Ryan also appears wearing a shirt reading "we can end gun violence" as he plays with his kids and cooks with his wife, who touts how Ryan is always "completely engaged in conversation" with constituents who talk to him. Ryan mentions that people shouldn't worry about health care if their "kid gets sick," suggesting that'll be a big part of his campaign too.
Ryan's website and video launch may have been a bit premature, seeing as Fox News reported he was planning to announce on The View on Thursday afternoon. He's the second representative to join the 2020 field, after Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is reportedly announcing a bid on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert sometime soon.
The Democratic field has constantly been described as "crowded," but at this point maybe "absolute swarm" would be more accurate.
-
Taking aim at Venezuela’s autocratFeature The Trump administration is ramping up military pressure on Nicolás Maduro. Is he a threat to the U.S.?
-
Comey indictment: Is the justice system broken?Feature U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying and obstructing Congress
-
Government shuts down amid partisan deadlockFeature As Democrats and Republicans clash over health care and spending, the shutdown leaves 750,000 federal workers in limbo
-
Judge bars Trump’s National Guard moves in OregonSpeed Read In an emergency hearing, a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Portland
-
Museum head ousted after Trump sword gift denialSpeed Read Todd Arrington, who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, denied the Trump administration a sword from the collection as a gift for King Charles
-
Trump declares ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartelsspeed read This provides a legal justification for recent lethal military strikes on three alleged drug trafficking boats
-
Supreme Court rules for Fed’s Cook in Trump feudSpeed Read Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her role following Trump’s attempts to oust her
-
Judge rules Trump illegally targeted Gaza protestersSpeed Read The Trump administration’s push to arrest and deport international students for supporting Palestine is deemed illegal
-
Trump: US cities should be military ‘training grounds’Speed Read In a hastily assembled summit, Trump said he wants the military to fight the ‘enemy within’ the US
-
US government shuts down amid health care standoffSpeed Read Democrats said they won’t vote for a deal that doesn’t renew Affordable Care Act health care subsidies
-
YouTube to pay Trump $22M over Jan. 6 expulsionSpeed Read The president accused the company of censorship following the suspension of accounts post-Capitol riot
