Here's my take on the "list" since I wasn't able to expound this morning...
It'll be a simple system even LG could follow.
"Who the eff are these guys?"
Sherrod Brown, Mitch Landrieu and Steve Bullock. Nobody knows who they are outside of selected circles and furthermore, what do they stand for? CNN was reaching on this one.
"I'm going to chuckle, but not sure about this."
Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris. They both love their 30 second soundbites on CNN and MSNBC, but folks are real sure what they stand for except "no Trump, never Trump and I'm not Trump." Of the two, Gillibrand is likely the best chance they have at gaining the centrist left vote. But ONLY if she reels in the OMG TRUMP! stance.
"Umm, yeah, not really feeling it, but I'm not going to tell him that."
Eric Holder. Just way too much baggage IMO for him to run for President. However, the DNC is just stupid enough to endorse him.
"Well, might as well try it again (or the first time)..."
Bernie and Liz. Both tend to race each other to the left, but the whole DNC is racing quickly to the left. Both would have rabid supporters, both would appeal to a certain segment of a voting base. Both would lose in the general election since that voting base won't carry them over the top.
"Love ya...but are you sure about this at your age?"
Joe Biden. Probably the only one with the best chance at unifying the DNC and gaining the centrist vote. Age will be a factor though. Furthermore, would the current DNC leadership trust him enough to run with their aforementioned race to the left? He is not liberal enough for them IMO.
"Shining star in the making!"
Cory Booker. Obama 2.0. Attractive young Senator that came onto the scene somewhat recently. Talks a good game. Doesn't really make a big fuss about things. Not really putting himself out there so to speak.
All hat, no cattle to an extent. Obama 2.0. But can (will) reach minorities unlike the other candidates. Which can be a very powerful voting block as we've seen.
"I know CNN has a limited list, but don't count these folks out of entering the race."
Hillary. She's still campaigning in case nobody noticed. Don't act like the thought of "third time's a charm" isn't going through her head.
Maxine Waters. She's an idiot. And not smart enough to realize she is a laughingstock. Also not smart enough to realize running for President is a real bad idea.
Bloomberg. Maybe as a Democrat (he might as well wear the leopard spots) maybe as an Independent. Don't count him out of tossing his hat in the ring.
Jerry Brown. Another not to turn your back on. He's well known and has a record to stand on.
Andrew Cuomo. Another one to keep an eye on. Has a "record" though not necessarily one to run a Presidential campaign on.
Terry McAuliffe. He's a ****ing snake and can get the money lined up for a Presidential bid.
Tim Kaine. Got his name out there in 2016. Not sure if he could "unite the base" but for certain could make a run for it.
My thoughts...