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Democratic Primaries

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rogue emissary

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Sat Mar 2, 2019, 03:44 PM Mar 2019

Candidate overload? [View all]

We have 13 declared candidates not including John Hickenlooper. He's set to make his announcement on Thursday. Hell, the guy from WV dropped out already.There's still another 13 that have expressed interest like Beto, Biden, Holder etc.

Since most have rightfully shunned PAC or corporate money. A lot of small donor are going to be financially be tapped out before we get to debates.

Also how many positions or policies can we have on any one issue? The given media barely cover issue campaigns to begin with.

I'm starting to worry that we won't have enough resources and energy for the general election.

So my question is how many candidates do you want to see in a primary? When is it too many for you twenty, thirty, or even fifty? Just wondering if my worries are unfounded.


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1-10 is fine.
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Topping out at 20 is better!
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Thirtyish is about right.
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Why put a number on it?
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The more the merrier.
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