DEMS/ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After fracturing in 2008 and rushing to join a coronation in 2016, the vast majority of Democratic senators are withholding their endorsements in the 2020 presidential race. And many may not endorse for months — or at all. In interviews with a dozen senators on Tuesday [11-19-19] on the eve of one of the last presidential debates before the Iowa caucuses, it was clear that several may make an endorsement next year if they think it can make a critical difference in a tight race. But such a moment is months away — with some senators predicting they may be forced to exert their influence at the party convention next year in Milwaukee. The hesitation by some of the party’s most senior elected officials reflects the unsettled nature of the race, which has seen Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg all with leads in early states over the past month.”
–Burgess Everett, “Senate Dems agonize over finding a 2020 Trump-conqueror,” Politico, November 20, 2019 5:21 am