McAuliffe would ‘like’ to run for president in 2020, but no decision yet

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said Sunday he would “like” to run for president in 2020, but hasn’t decided yet.

“I’ve said I’d make a decision by March 31. I’ve been talking to other candidates, I want to see what the positions are out there,” McAuliffe said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” adding he’s talked to “over 400 people” about it.

McAuliffe, a former Democratic National Committee chairman, earlier this month said there was a 50 percent chance he would run.

Host Jake Tapper pressed McAuliffe on whether the odds are still 50/50.

“I’d like to do it. I think we had a great track record in Virginia,” he said.

Former Virginia Gov. @TerryMcAuliffe says he’d “like to do it” when asked whether he will run for president in 2020. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/19S9JTXdGZ

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{mosads}”We want a president who is compassionate, who has empathy, and who tells the truth,” he continued. “Anyone who dealt with me in commonwealth of Virginia: I am very authentic, I will always tell you whether you’d like to hear it or not, and I lean in to get things done that we can actually get done.”

McAuliffe in discussing the possibility he would run a few weeks ago slammed President Trump for lacking “a moral core.” He also predicted eight to 12 candidates would run for the Democratic nomination.

Several current or former Democratic governors are considering a run in 2020, including Colorado’s John Hickenlooper.