“The field was wide open in 2016, and I think the field is open right now,” he said about his rationale. “Who is there? There is really not a person that can bring everyone together, who is here today that people say, ‘OK, he’s not too old,’ or he’s not too this or too that.”

He added that, in his opinion, voters are currently presented with candidates who raise the question of “who do you vote against” instead of who they would vote for. “Put me in because it’s, look — it’s a no-brainer. I see so clearly how I could win that election.”

[Unfortunately, I’m not sure he’s wrong. — Ed]