Sheldon Johnson, Jr. 2020 presidential campaign (Johnsonverse)

The 2020 presidential campaign of Sheldon Johnson, Jr. began on January 21, 2017, when he released a video announcing his candidacy in the 2020 Democratic party presidential primaries. Johnson, the former Governor of California, was the first prominent Democrat to announce a campaign for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, far earlier than other candidates; his campaign was announced the day after the inauguration of incumbent President Donald Trump. If elected, Johnson would be only the second President of the United States to hail from California.

Johnson is best described as highly liberal. He has gone on record as stating he will "make hardcore changes to America"; his platform focuses on changes he plans to make, and his slogans even reflect this. Another theme of his campaign is his disdain for political correctness. On April 10, 2020, Johnson selected former 2020 candidate Kamala Harris as his running mate, having stated he would select a woman as his running mate beforehand.

Culminating debate
Leading up to the 11th Democratic presidential debate, Johnson announced several new policies. The debate was held on March 15, 2020, and was the first to feature only the race's three lead finalists. Johnson announced that if he secured the nomination, he would choose a female running mate, having previously hinted as much by naming several contenders. On April 10, 2020, Johnson selected former 2020 candidate Kamala Harris as his running mate, having gone on record as calling her "a charismatic and strong woman who's undoubtedly qualified for the presidency any day".

On April 15, 2020, after Biden suspended his campaign, Johnson became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

COVID-19 outbreak
When the COVID-19 outbreak spread to the United States in 2020, Johnson canceled all of his planned rallies, and instead had videos of himself making speeches, which he referred to as "quarantine rallies", broadcast on television.

Endorsements
As tracked by FiveThirtyEight, Johnson has received the most support from prominent members of the Democratic Party out of all Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential election. He has received endorsements from 20 former candidates in the 2020 race, including Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bloomberg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Beto O'Rourke, Andrew Yang, and others.

Political positions
For more, see Campaign Promises of Sheldon Johnson, Jr. (Johnsonverse)

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