"Many of these candidates aren't running for President": Rep. Jackie Speier breaksdown the 2020 Presidential race

ByJessica Castro, Reggie Aqui, and Eric Shackelford KGO logo
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Rep. Speier: 2020 candidates aren't actually running for president
Rep. Jackie Speier joined Midday Live to talk about the 2020 presidential race after a 19th candidate joined the pool. Speier explains why many of them are actually running.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier joined Midday Live and talked about the growing field of candidates for president in 2020.

Speier made it clear that she is not running for president and she has not figured out who she will endorse yet.

When it comes to the amount of people running, Speier says "it's important to appreciate, many of these candidates aren't running for president. Some are running for vice president, some are running for the U.S. Senate in their states and trying to build up their name ID, some are looking for book deals."

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Watch the video above to hear why Speier says all these candidates is actually a good thing.

Watch ABC7's "Midday Live" every weekday at 11 a.m., right after "The View."

You can also stream it live or watch it on the ABC7 News App.