Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) is looking at a possible trip to Iowa as he weighs a 2020 presidential run.
The El Paso Democrat’s team has been in talks with the campaign of Eric Giddens, a Democrat running in a state Senate special election, for O’Rourke to canvass for the candidate this weekend, according to a CNN report.
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O’Rourke and his team have also been putting together a video boosting Giddens’s campaign, CNN reported.
A report from The New York Times on Monday also noted that an Iowa visit by O’Rourke could come as early as this week.
Chris Evans, a spokesman for O’Rourke, did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
O’Rourke wouldn’t be the only Democrat with White House ambitions to go to bat for Giddens in Iowa. Sens. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) and Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.), who have already announced presidential campaigns, are also expected to knock on doors for the state Senate hopeful this weekend.
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A trip to Iowa would be seen as a strong signal that O’Rourke is nearing entrance into the Democratic presidential primary. O’Rourke has said he made a decision on a 2020 run but has not made his plans public.
Over the weekend, O’Rourke’s team teased an upcoming “big announcement” in an email to supporters but did not mention a specific date or time for such an announcement.
He’s flirted with the notion of a White House bid for months, though he’s done little of the traditional prep work typical of would-be presidential contenders. The potential trip to Iowa, for example, would be his first this year. Likewise, he hasn’t paid a visit to New Hampshire, the crucial first-in-the-nation primary state.
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