With both former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado now officially in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock reportedly announcing in two weeks, there looks to be a field of 22 candidates running.
Large fields of candidates for a party’s nomination tend to reflect two separate realities: 1.) that the nomination is viewed as particularly valuable, with a strong chance that it will lead to a general-election win; and 2.) that there are not one or two candidates so intimidating as to discourage others from getting in. CONT.
Charlie Cook