John Kerry overheard discussing possible 2020 bid amid concern of 'Sanders taking down the Democratic Party' Kerry was overheard on the phone  explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid "the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party — down whole." Kerry was overheard by an NBC News analyst saying "maybe I'm f---ing deluding myself here" and explaining that in order to run, he'd have to step down from the board of Bank of America and give up his ability to make paid speeches. Kerry said donors like venture capitalist Doug Hickey would have to "raise a couple of million," adding that such donors "now have the reality of Bernie." Kerry said that he was "absolutely not" contemplating joining the Democratic primary race. "Everyone knows that John Kerry is all in for us," Symone Sanders, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, told NBC News. That he would even discuss the possibility suggests that prominent members of the Democratic Party remain deeply unsettled by the current field, Sanders' strength in the polls, and the ability of any candidate to defeat President Donald Trump. It also suggests that Kerry, may be nervous about the former vice president's chances ahead of first-in-the-nation primary caucuses. At a North Liberty, Iowa, campaign event on Saturday, Kerry spoke both after and for longer than Biden did. NBC News asked Kerry last month whether he regretted not entering the 2020 race. "I'd be a liar if I didn't say I don't come out here and have fun and your juices don't get going," he said. "But right now, they're entirely focused on helping Joe Biden become president, and I'm very happy doing what I'm doing." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/john-kerry-overheard-discussing-possible-2020-bid-amid-concern-sanders-n1128476? cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2cWntmP88Z1yxkRHbXsxyE-TdDo6FLyQWvgcK93rAHw0FJher0ZmEeWeQ https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3813079/posts