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The Democratic presidential field is big. It's the most 

ever and the largest in at least 40 years — that is before at least 

All of these Democratic contenders are vying to be 

the one to try and defeat President Trump 

and stop him from winning a second term, which is no easy task. Despite his unpopularity, Trump's approval rating has held steady, the economy is doing well, and 

Here are the Democrats who are running, who might be running, or taking a pass on 2020.

Here's what you need to know

Photos: Air National Guard (Bullock); Amr Alfiky/NPR (Sanders); City of New York (De Blasio); Department of Housing and Urban Development (Castro); Getty Images (Messam and Steyer); Olivia Sun for NPR (Buttigieg); State of Colorado (Hickenlooper); State of Massachusetts (Patrick); State of Washington (Inslee); U.S. Military (Sestak); U.S. House (Delaney, Gabbard, Moulton, O’Rourke, Ryan and Swalwell); U.S. Senate (Bennet, Booker, Gillibrand, Harris, Klobuchar and Warren); White House (Biden); Courtesy of Mike Bloomberg; Courtesy of Marianne Williamson; Courtesy of Andrew Yang

This story was originally published on Jan. 31, 2019.

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Election 2020

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It's the most diverse field ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. Democrats are entering a long, drawn-out primary process to take on President Trump in 2020.

Who's running for president? The 2020 Democrats

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