2016 Postmortem

Scootaloo

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4. There's actually quite a number

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 05:22 PM

Jul 2015

The following are all the (thus far) declared candidates for the democratic party nomination for president:

Howell Astor
Morrison Bonpasse
Jeff Boss
Harry Braun
Andy Caffrey
Willie Carter
Lincoln Chafee
Hillary Clinton
Lloyd Kelso
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders
Doug Shreffler
Michael Steinberg
Jim Webb
Robby Wells
Willie Wilson
Brad Winslow

Who are these people? Well... basically whoever has done all the filing and publically declared is, in fact, a declared candidate.

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DNC Chair Says Candidates Must Meet 'Threshold' For Debates, Though Criteria And Dates Still Unclear [View all] WillyT Jul 2015 OP

What do we have - 5, 6 candidates? I would think we could fit them all on stage. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #1

There's actually quite a number Scootaloo Jul 2015 #4

Yeah, I'm not gettin' this. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #6

I assume there will be a "no hats indoors" policy... Scootaloo Jul 2015 #2

Vermin Supreme hasn't declared.... Man of Distinction Jul 2015 #20

Who else will protect us against zombies... Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #28

She's desparately trying to figure out how to exclude Bernie... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #3

"She's desperately trying to figure out how to exclude Bernie" Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #7

If that were so, a simple 5 or 10% national polling morningfog Jul 2015 #12

As if she's trying to slow down the Berniementum Man of Distinction Jul 2015 #23

Not necessarily. mythology Jul 2015 #40

Extremely unlikely. What is more likely is they are deciding which of the declared candidates PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #11

A simple polling threshold would do that. morningfog Jul 2015 #14

Perhaps but you see they'd need to wait until much later to announce the threshold... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #16

No. They don't have to set a percentage bar. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #17

That assumes they just want to get the "top 4 or 5" instead of first selecting the people they want PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #18

No. Not likely kenfrequed Jul 2015 #26

She's probably trying to figure out how to exclude Chafee. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #36

The DNC hopes Bernie exits before the debates. morningfog Jul 2015 #5

She couldn't possibly win a debate with Sanders and convert supporters over? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #19

She can maintain of make a mistake. morningfog Jul 2015 #21

People easily forget 2008. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #37

Notice the "threshold" is not simply the polling. morningfog Jul 2015 #8

Exactly! HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #9

This isn't a complicated question Debbie. morningfog Jul 2015 #10

Bingo! Scuba Jul 2015 #41

If they come up with that kind of "threshhold" a whole lot of people Vinca Jul 2015 #13

My thoughts exactly. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #34

This would probably MuseRider Jul 2015 #15

it will be one percent above what Bernie has nt HFRN Jul 2015 #22

Dear God plz replace DWS CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #24

Why would they? Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #25

True. kenfrequed Jul 2015 #27

An advantage with whom? Scootaloo Jul 2015 #32

Her track record is abysmal. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #43

Silly season, they're laying out rules to exclude Lee Mercer Jr, not Sanders. tritsofme Jul 2015 #29

This imperils all of Western Civilization, not only the election. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #33

Unlike the GOP debates, the main Democratic candidates will have no issues Gothmog Jul 2015 #30

What about these 3 candidates ... frazzled Jul 2015 #31

It will have to be a low threshold so they include O'Malley, Chafee, and Webb DemocraticWing Jul 2015 #35

they also want to include enough restorefreedom Jul 2015 #38

Your name has to be Hillary. CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #39

She shouldn't talk about "threshold" since she can't meet the threshold for being a Democrat. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #42