In this July 12, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks at a town hall meeting during a campaign stop in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Plagued by anemic polling and fundraising, many 2020 Democratic presidential campaigns have fallen into a spiral of perceived struggles that become increasingly self-fulfilling. That includes Gillibrands championing of womens rights, Washington Gov. Jay Inslees focus on climate change and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenloopers pitch as a principled moderate. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)