Democrats seek candidate with charisma

Democrats desperate to beat Donald Trump in 2020 are turning to celebrity power, with names touted including Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Elizabeth Warren, heroine of the liberal community


Oprah Winfrey
Talk show host electrified Golden Globes with call for justice for women in wake of Hollywood sexual harassment scandals
AGE AT 2020 ELECTION: 66

George Clooney
Outspoken actor has dismissed notions that he has political aspirations, but says Democrats need charismatic candidate to “light up the room”
59

Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts senator and law professor has $12.8 million campaign war chest. Anti-corporate agenda has made her liberal-populist icon
71

Mark Zuckerberg
Has hired two former top advisers to Barack Obama and is visiting all 50 U.S. states,
raising speculation Facebook CEO may run for office
36

Bernie Sanders: Vermont senator won more than 13 million votes with his anti-establishment rhetoric in 2016. He is now developing vision on U.S. foreign policy
79

Cory Booker: New Jersey senator backs criminal justice reform. His Marijuana Justice
Act attempts to legalise marijuana throughout United States
51

Kirsten Gillibrand: New York senator, seen as friend of Wall Street, has recast herself
as tough-talking liberal, making fight against sexual misconduct her signature issue
51

Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota senator co-sponsored bipartisan Honest Ads Act to force internet giants to do more to combat Russian election meddling
60

Kamala Harris: California Senator has support of African-American political elite which previously helped Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton win party’s nomination
56

Joe Biden: Former vice president pulled out of 2016 campaign following his son’s death.
Appeals to same working-class white voters who flocked to Donald Trump in 2016
78


Sources: The Hill, New York Times, Politico 
Pictures: Associated Press 
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