Michael Bennet, senator from Colorado, announces 2020 presidential run, joining huge Democratic field
WASHINGTON - There were already roughly 20 Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination, of whom all but a handful barely register in early polls.
On Thursday, Sen. Michael Bennet joined the fray. He's at least the 19th candidate, depending on who's counted, and the seventh U.S. senator in the race. He's not even the first Coloradan.
An understated moderate who had been virtually unknown after a decade in Washington until an impassioned denunciation of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during the 35-day government shutdown went viral in January, Bennet announced his candidacy during an appearance on CBS' "This Morning."
"My plan is to run for president," Bennet said, acknowledging that he
