20 Democrats who are likely to run in 2020

13. Mark Cuban

Though established politicians tend to dominate the election landscape, they aren’t the only option out there. Neither does a relative lack of political experience immediately doom a candidate. People like Jesse Ventura, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and, yes, President Donald Trump, are just some of the high profile cases that speak to this exception.

That means that, in 2020, we may yet again turn our attention to somebody who’s just now courting the world of politics. It’s clearly not an unheard-of proposition, especially in a political landscape that seems determined to deliver complex surprises.

Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank “shark” investor Mark Cuban could stand to be one of those political outsiders making inroads over the next two years. Others have already floated the idea of a Cuban candidacy, though he’s currently keeping his options open, saying that he’d rather see how the 2018 midterms pan out first.

It’s not as if Cuban is a complete unknown. He’s already clashed with Trump on a few different issues (and agreed on others). Indeed, Cuban and Trump began as friends, or at least associates. When Trump ran in 2016, however, Cuban expressed concern and the association soon tanked. Since then, Cuban has called Trump a “jagoff,” while Trump returned with an accusation that Cuban was “dopey” and “not smart.”

Is Cuban, you know, actually qualified to run for president? He’s a billionaire business owner, sure, but voters may not buy that wholesale after four years of a Trump presidency. Even then, there’s still room for another quasi-celebrity to make their way into the nomination docket.