… The simple fact is that we’re not entirely sure what rules and norms are governing the 2020 invisible primary. That’s not the same as saying that no rules or norms govern it. Do Howard Schultz or Michael Bloomberg or Sally Yates have the same chances of winning the nomination as Elizabeth Warren or Cory Booker or Kamala Harris? I doubt it, in large part because party actors still have a good deal of agency in determining who is and isn’t a viable candidate. CONT.
Seth Masket (U. of Denver), Mischiefs of Faction