2020 Democratic Candidates Tracker

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The Great Zaganza said:
The fact that the field is so crowded probably means that the Russian social manipulation campaign won't start until after the Nomination.
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I would think the manipulation would be hot and heavy already pushing the narrative that Trump was innocent and persecuted by political enemies.

Remember when Trump thought he needed a back channel to talk to Putin without that pesky federal monitoring? Now he just meets openly in secret. When asked if he said anything to Putin about 2020 election interference, Trump said he didn't mention it. Probably didn't need to, Putin knows what to do to promote Trump's reelection better than Trump.
 
Brainster said:
Michael Bennet of Colorado joins the scrum. I'm beginning to think that the first debate may need to be done in three parts.

In Or At Least Exploring (By Current or Highest Office Held):

Vice Presidents:
Joe Biden

Governors:
Steve Bullock
Jay Inslee
John Hickenlooper

Senators:
Michael Bennett
Corey Booker
Kirsten Gillibrand
Mike Gravel
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren

US Representatives:
John Delaney
Tulsi Gabbard
Seth Moulton
Beto O'Rourke
Tim Ryan
Eric Swallwell

Cabinet Members:
Julian Castro

Mayors:
Pete Buttegieg
Wayne Messam

Unannounced But Considered Likely:

Mayors:
Bill De Blasio
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Where are you getting your list from?

According to Wikipedia, there are at least 2 people (Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson, both non-politicians) who have declared themselves as candidates. (Granted, neither has a chance at coming anywhere near the nomination. They seem to occupy the same space as Herman Cain or Carly Fiornia. did in past Republican primaries.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#Declared_candidates
 
Yang is qualified for the debate, having over 65,000 contributors.

He is the universal basic income guy. He also supports an 18-year term limit for SCOTUS justices.
 
The Atheist said:
There's your boy, right there.

Looks to have an impeccable voting record and he destroyed Ted Cruz in a way that makes me think he could do the same to the Orange Toad.
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I knocked on doors for Bennet’s Senate campaign in 2010 and met him a few times. The kind of guy you can have a beer with assuming you like intelligent conversation. He understands the importance of hiring competent people and getting the details right in legislation.
 
Brainster said:
Actually there have only been three presidents who moved directly from the Senate to the Oval Office: Harding, JFK and Obama.

It is much more common to be a governor (recent examples include Clinton, Bush Jr, Reagan and Carter). There is a certain logic here; governors are executive officers with similar large-scale management responsibilities. Senators oversee a staff of maybe a dozen or two people. Not remotely the same.
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I have heard that explanation before. And while I think that may better explain why a governor could be better prepared to become president, I'm not sure it explains why they may have enjoyed a greater success in being elected.
 
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Segnosaur said:
Where are you getting your list from?

According to Wikipedia, there are at least 2 people (Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson, both non-politicians) who have declared themselves as candidates. (Granted, neither has a chance at coming anywhere near the nomination. They seem to occupy the same space as Herman Cain or Carly Fiornia. did in past Republican primaries.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#Declared_candidates
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I am sure there are 101 other candidates out there. Jeff Boss is running again, if the NSA doesn't kill him first. The problem is there is no really good way to separate Yang and Williamson from lunatics like Boss. So my solution for now has been to limit the field to candidates who have actually held elective office in the USA. If Yang and Williamson actually are invited to the debates, then I will add them to the list, but I would not be sure they will actually get the invite (the DNC reserved the right to change the qualifications).
 
Brainster said:
I am sure there are 101 other candidates out there. Jeff Boss is running again, if the NSA doesn't kill him first. The problem is there is no really good way to separate Yang and Williamson from lunatics like Boss. So my solution for now has been to limit the field to candidates who have actually held elective office in the USA. If Yang and Williamson actually are invited to the debates, then I will add them to the list, but I would not be sure they will actually get the invite (the DNC reserved the right to change the qualifications).
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Except right now your list includes people who don't even meet the current DNC debate qualifications yet excludes others who do. Wouldn't it make more sense to list people who currently qualify and if the DNC changes the qualifications then update your list accordingly?

The NYTimes has an article from a few days ago with some great graphics and charts showing the candidates and where they stand with regard to the DNC qualifications of polling and unique donors.

Andrew Yang is currently the 5th highest candidate for unique donors and the 9th highest for unique polls over 1%. It does not make sense to exclude him.
 
Mayor Pete and his husband are on the cover of TIME. My wife took one look and said "I'm not voting for him." That's despite her hatred of Trump. A lot older liberals with religious upbringings are going to be similar, I suspect.
 
Trebuchet said:
Mayor Pete and his husband are on the cover of TIME. My wife took one look and said "I'm not voting for him." That's despite her hatred of Trump. A lot older liberals with religious upbringings are going to be similar, I suspect.
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Did he have a particularly goofy look or something?
 
Trebuchet said:
Mayor Pete and his husband are on the cover of TIME. My wife took one look and said "I'm not voting for him." That's despite her hatred of Trump. A lot older liberals with religious upbringings are going to be similar, I suspect.
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Last numbers I saw... about 68% of Americans were polled as being okay with a gay President. That's huge progress, but... that's still 32% in the gutter from the start.

Edited link to poll itself. Going by the poll, a woman candidate is getting close to being on par with a white man candidate, incidentally. 4% very uncomfortable to 1% very uncomfortable and a significant very enthusiastic gap in favor of a woman. 16% were very uncomfortable with a gay man, for comparison.
 
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Trebuchet said:
Mayor Pete and his husband are on the cover of TIME. My wife took one look and said "I'm not voting for him." That's despite her hatred of Trump. A lot older liberals with religious upbringings are going to be similar, I suspect.
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What was her objection?
 
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