Presidential hopefuls are stepping out of the shadows, but their 2020 announcements are far from spontaneous. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a long-shot run for the Democratic presidential nomination in a campaign video released Thursday, touting his progressive beliefs and experience running the nation’s largest city. Mr. de Blasio becomes the 23rd person to join the race for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 election. It is one of the largest fields of presidential candidates in the country’s history and includes former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 16, 2019 10:44 UTC