Donald Trump had been in the White House just over six months when a little-known three-time Maryland congressman, John Delaney, announced that he was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Political veterans scratch their heads when asked if anyone has ever launched a run this early in the electoral cycle.
Presidential campaigns resemble painting the Forth Bridge. Barely has one race finished before the next one starts.
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Normally, however, politicians with presidential ambitions are rather more discreet. They tend to make “fact-finding” visits to New Hampshire, which will hold the first in the nation primary in 2020, and Iowa, where the first caucus will be held.
But Mr Delaney…
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