Opinion: Democrats have room for more 2020 candidates
Audience members listen as Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks in Nashua, N.H., on Feb. 23. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer March 1 at 11:30 AM The Democratic field has a lot of entrants, but it’s not “crowded.” Consider the following:
In other words, a ton of declared candidates doesn’t mean much if the vast majority of primary voters have no preference at all or aren’t definitely set on a candidate. Voters are still shopping. So why not roll out some more choices? In short, Democrats should welcome into the race potential candidates such as Biden, Beto O’Rourke, former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Sen. Michael Bennet and Sen. Sherrod Brown . None of them is going to be mistaken for a “socialist.” None can be written off as a coastal elite. Many have executive experience.
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