Terry McAuliffe: I'm 'obviously looking' at running for president in 2020
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe previewed a possible 2020 Democratic presidential primary stump speech Sunday in which he voiced support for a practical form of "Medicare for all. McAuliffe, who also served as Democratic National Committee chair in the early 2000s, said Sunday he was "obviously looking" at contesting the party's nomination to challenge President Trump, whom he described as being “too emotional” and “unstable” for the White House. “I've 40 years of working for this party. I've plenty of friends in many states. So I don't have to rush into this," McAuliffe said during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union." "Here's the message for Democrats. They don't want an angry liar in the White House. They want someone who is compulsively optimistic and realistic. And the Democrats have to lay out an agenda of success of what we plan to do.”
McAuliffe, a staunch ally of the Clintons, shrugged off concerns he was too much of an establishment figure to be a viable candidate in the Trump era, saying he would run on his gubernatorial record from 2014 to 2018 of economic, healthcare, education, and social justice accomplishments. He was also a proponent of an affordable, sustainable version of “Medicare for all," he said. "Am I for healthcare for all individuals, affordable, quality care? You bet I am. The key is — and this is why I say governors are very important because when we make promises we have to deliver — we have to actually pay for what we're actually promising," McAuliffe told the network. "So, as we get into this debate, let's have an honest, realistic discussion of where we need to go as a nation.”
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