| | | | In 2 months we'll have a real 2020 field |  | | In two short months, we're going to have a real idea of who is actually serious about running for president in 2020 against President Donald Trump -- and today was proof.
Next to no one is officially running yet. (Shout-out to the officially announced candidates John Delaney and Richard Ojeda!).
Joe Biden is also not officially running, but he said today that the decision to run or not is coming within the next two months.
"I think I'm the most qualified person in the country to be president," (subtle!!!) Biden told a crowd at the University of Montana. "We're going to make that decision in the next six weeks to two months, and that's the basis of the decision."
Kamala Harris also said she's sticking to that same timeline: "I will definitely [think about it] through the holidays and probably into the first month of the year figure it out," she said today, adding: "And I'll keep you posted."
We've also got movement from California billionaire Tom Steyer.
Steyer said today he's "willing to do anything" in 2020 -- including running for president. Steyer, who hasn't actually run for public office, does happen to have a recent campaign under his belt (the impeachment push) plus an email list of thousands of potential donors gained through that campaign to remove Trump from office.
Steyer made the comments today to the Charleston Post and Courier during a stop in the Palmetto State, the first in his tour around the country.
Meanwhile, strike Michael Avenatti from the 2020 contender list.
The celebrity lawyer has pulled himself out of contention for the Democratic nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020. The celebrity lawyer tweeted the news this morning; he says he made the decision after consultation with his family.
The Point: It's happening, and in two months -- or less! -- we'll know who's officially in for 2020.
-- Lauren | | "Listen, the President could solve all of his problems if he'd just show his wife the tweet before he punches the send button."
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley, at a Washington Post event, on President Donald Trump's tweets. | | | We now know that the NRCC, the Republican congressional campaign arm, was hacked by an "unknown entity" during the 2018 midterms.
The hack was discovered by a security contractor in April.
A source familiar with the investigation into the hack told CNN the attackers would have been able to see all the emails being sent and received by the NRCC aides whose accounts were breached, according to CNN's Dan Merica, Marshall Cohen and Donie O'Sullivan. They add:
"The revelation of the hack comes weeks after House Republicans lost their majority and saw Democrats pick up close to 40 seats in the House. In a sign of how serious the committee believed the hack to be, they brought on the law firm Covington and Burling to handle the issue, as well as Mercury Public Affairs to deal with the public relations around the intrusion." | |  | The rise and fall of Michael Avenatti | | | Stormy Daniels' lawyer turned 2020 presidential hopeful Michael Avenatti began 2018 on a high. His litigation on behalf of the porn star turned him into a cable news fixture while landing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in hot water. But IRS payments and domestic violence allegations have dampened the hype of surrounding Avenatti, Chris explains. Subscribe on YouTube! | | | Hall & Oates covered "Jingle Bell Rock." You're welcome. | | SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN NORTH CAROLINA | | We still don't know who won North Carolina's 9th District House race, and amid increasing reports of shady dealings and allegations of voter fraud, it's looking like we won't have an outcome for a while.
Chris caught up with Joe Bruno of WSOC Channel 9 in Charlotte, who has been covering the voter fraud allegations in depth. When asked to predict who will end up winning the razor-thin race, Bruno said: "My official answer is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯."
He added: "If you ask other people who are following this closely they will likely say the same thing. I will just say this: The investigation does not look like it will come to a close any time soon. Every day it seems to take a new turn. There's a chance the 9th District will have no representation in January. In today's political environment, it is clear whoever ends up representing the 9th District will have an asterisk by their name in the minds of many."
Read more on Chris and Joe's chat on NC-9. | | One way ordinary Americans will feel the death of former President George H. W. Bush: Through the mail.
Tomorrow, the US Postal Service will suspend most deliveries and close post offices to mark Bush's passing in a presidentially mandated national day of mourning.
The US Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will also be closed, as will all federal offices. Flags will also fly at half-staff. | | California billionaire Tom Steyer may be a Democratic darling with 2020 aspirations, but some South Carolina Democrats are not pleased, CNN's Caroline Kenny reports.
Specifically, chairman of the Charleston County Democrats Brady Quirk-Garvan, who issued two tweets: - "Interesting strategy from Steyer 2020 as he rolls through SC: Apparently they are in town today doing lots of media interviews at a downtown hotel but no one has reached out to the local Democratic party to let them know about the visit."
- "Rumor is they've got a panel event tonight with no elected officials - guess that's what you get when you hire a consultant who worked for a Republican in 2018."
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