Presidential hopefuls are stepping out of the shadows, but their 2020 announcements are far from spontaneous. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains. WASHINGTON—Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday he is running for president, aiming to parlay his turn as one of the Democratic stars of the 2018 midterm elections into a run at his party’s nomination. Mr. O’Rourke is the 15th Democrat to enter the contest. He joins the race as an instant first-tier candidate, commanding an online donor network second in size only to the one Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders carried over from his 2016 presidential effort.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 14, 2019 10:03 UTC