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Democratic Primaries

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8. There are literally over 200 Democrats in the race.

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 09:42 PM

Apr 2019

In addition to the nearly-20 announced major candidates, there are 200+ others who aren't common knowledge.

They have to draw a line somewhere.

"As of April 15, 2019, there are 671 candidates who filed to run, including:[60]

227 Democratic candidates"

https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2020#Potential_Democratic_presidential_candidates

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Tom Perez talked about the debate schedule at lunch today... [View all] brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

Did he say how the requirements would be tightened? CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #1

No. I would guess higher polling requirements at a minimum. brooklynite Apr 2019 #2

That certainly seems logical. Time will tell if there's anything more. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #4

There are literally over 200 Democrats in the race. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #8

I can't wait. I love the debates. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #6

I love 'em too! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #7