Ohio Rep. and Democratic Presidential candidate Tim Ryan was the latest Democrat to jump into the 2020 race, announcing his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination during a Thursday appearance on ABC’s “The View.” And he made the rounds by appearing in the TV programs of Trevor Noah and Bill Maher, often several times.

“Our country has been divided for a long time,” Ryan said. “The first thing we have to do is unify.”

In making his 2020 run official, Ryan told a story of his daughter calling him a few weeks ago in tears because one of her friend’s father was transferred from a local General Motors plant.

“My daughter called me and she said, ‘You got to do something.’ And I said, ‘I’m going to do something. I’m going to run for president of the United States. We’re going to make sure this doesn’t happen anymore,’ Ryan recalled.


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The Ohio congressman also laid out his pitch to make America a leader in environmental manufacturing industries such as wind, solar, and electric car production. “There’s so many industries out there growing. Wind and solar is growing at 25% to 30% a year. Electric vehicles, there’s 2 million made today,” Ryan said. “By 2030 there will be 30 million electric vehicles. I want those vehicles made in the United States.”

“View” co-host Abby Huntsman noted that some of Ryan’s rhetoric, especially his claim that China “currently dominates 40% of the electrical vehicle market” sounded a lot like Trump’s pitch in 2016. “Here’s Trump’s problem, among several,” Ryan quibbled to laughter from the in-studio audience. “He plays the old school politics. He wants to go back to the old economy. He’s talking about old steel mills and old coal mines. I’m saying where are our kids going to work?”


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“How do we come together, the best of government, the best of the workforce, the best of the free enterprise system and dominate the electric vehicle market so we’re creating jobs? Trump has been full of promises and hasn’t delivered anything. He’s forgotten us.”
Democratic Party candidate Tim Ryan

Speculation regarding Ryan’s 2020 plans ramped up last year after the eight-term representative started popping up in early key primary states including Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. At the time, Ryan made it clear he wouldn’t make a decision on whether or not to run in 2020 until after the 2018 midterm elections. “I think we’ve got to figure out what happens in November,” Ryan said. “The key is take the House back, play a role, be active.”


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Democratic presidential candidate Tim Ryan explained why he has a shot at the nomination, and discusses how he plans to connect with Trump voters and revitalize the Midwest.

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The Democratic moderate, who has represented Ohio’s 13th district since 2003, had reportedly flirted with running for higher office in the past, including taking long looks at the Ohio governorship in 2014 and a run for Senate in 2018 before ultimately choosing to remain in Congress.

Ryan gained national attention back in 2016 for his failed challenge to longtime mentor Nancy Pelosi over who should lead House Democrats. He also flirted with running for leadership again after Democrats took back control of the House of Representatives in 2018 before ultimately supporting Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.

Ryan’s entry into 2020 politics could be one to watch given the field has been primarily dominated by more progressive voices thus far. While he has moved to the left on certain key issues over the years, including flipping his self proclaimed “pro-life” stance on abortion, Ryan remains one of the more moderate Democrats now running for the White House within a group of politicians seemingly often trying to out-progressive one another.


Ryan will have to outlast nearly 20 other Democratic hopefuls aiming to make President Donald Trump a one-term president.

[4] Bill Maher invited Tim Ryan to “Real Time with Bill Maher.” He discusses his plans for the country.

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