Richard Ojeda Says He’s Running for President

Richard Ojeda (D), a West Virginia state senator and retired U.S. Army major who lost his congressional bid last week, told The Intercept that he’s running for president in 2020.

“Ojeda’s case for his candidacy is straightforward: The Democratic Party has gotten away from its roots, and he has a unique ability to win over a white, black, and brown working-class coalition by arguing from a place of authority that Trump is a populist fraud. He’s launching his campaign with an anti-corruption focus that draws a contrast with Trump’s inability to ‘drain the swamp.'”

“His authority — and one of his greatest liabilities — would come, in part, from his own previous support of Trump in the 2016 general election.”