Any reasonable person could come to the conclusion today that Bob "Harold, Call Me" Corker is running for President. In 2020.
Or at least way seriously thinking about it. Especially since we know the following:
Corker is known to have considered running in 2016, was a possible Vice President for any GOP nominee, and was, despite Donald Trump's lies, a candidate for Secretary of State. So national ambitions have precedent here.
Trump's behavior is also of note. The White House has surely been busy gaming out 2020 challengers on the Republican side, and Trump was the one who picked this ridiculous fight. Once he did, Corker didn't hesitate to punch back, hard. It made us think that he plans to spend the next three years — assuming Trump lasts that long — doing more of the same.
See, it's easier to take swipes at Trump without having to explain a close loss in the 2018 Senate primary to some right-wing, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal (which you know Steve Bannon would have moved heaven and earth to make happen). It's also easier without having to record votes on dozens of litmus-test Senate votes that both the far right and the Democrats will force on GOP Presidential and Congressional candidates. And it's easier to do without being at the mercy of a possible Democratic Senate majority come 2019. (Yes, we know the chances of that are slim, but it could happen.)
Question: Has any political reporter looked at Corker's FEC reports to see how much is in his Senate re-elect fund that he could transfer to a Presidential campaign for a jump-start? Three months ago, he had $6.6 million. We cats switch our tails, and wait.
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