The Democratic Party held another presidential debate on Tuesday night. So, which of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates can legitimately win the Democratic nomination AND beat Donald Trump in November?
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Since the last Democratic debate, Marianne Williamson, Julian Castro, and Sen. Cory Booker each ended their presidential aspirations. Now, 11 candidates remain — however, only 5 have a real chance of going all the way. Let’s take a look at who’s who:
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Tom Steyer, Michael Bennet, Tulsi Gabbard,
Andrew Yang, Deval Patrick
The above-named candidates are all on the clock. Or, to put it bluntly, they are each a part of the NCIH club: NO CHANCE IN HELL of winning anything.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Klobuchar has regularly polled around 6% among all Democratic candidates. Interestingly, her numbers never moved when 20+ candidates were in the race or when that number was recently reduced to only half. How she can afford to remain an active contender is a mystery. Klobuchar is hanging on by a thread and believes she can somehow slip into the upper echelon as soon as some unknown headliner slips and falls away. Don’t bank on it, though, as she is highly expected to be the next to join the NCIH club.
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Michael Bloomberg
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a sleeper candidate, primarily because he has deep pockets and is willing to spend billions of his own money — win or lose — toward his run for the presidency. In fact, Bloomberg can afford to hang around to the very end in the hopes of serving as a party alternative to whoever is left standing. Bloomberg could also become a spoiler candidate, particularly if he loses the nomination and runs as an independent.
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Pete Buttigieg
Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is perhaps the most surprising among all Democratic presidential candidates. No one expected the novice politician to last this long and rise to the level of a top-tier candidate with a legitimate chance of winning the nomination. However, this Ivy League graduate, Rhodes Scholar, and military veteran with combat experience who also happens to be gay has run a stunning campaign that has the nomination realistically within his sights. Keep an eye on Mayor Pete.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
Interestingly, Sens. Warren and Sanders are 2 peas in a pod. Their political positions and political followers are so similar, it’s frequently difficult to tell them each apart. However, Warren and Sanders have been butting heads of late, which boiled over in recent days when Warren accused Sanders of once telling her a woman could not win the presidency. Their testy exchange during the debate was also proof-positive that their formerly close relationship has taken a hit.
Although Warren and Sanders are each very savvy and qualified Democratic presidential candidates, their similarities seem poised to cause them to cancel each other out. Or, in the end, one will be the political death of the other.
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Joe Biden
Former Vice-President Joe Biden has consistently remained atop the list of Democratic presidential candidates. His numbers among African-Americans, women, and blue-collar Democrats throughout the all-important rust belt of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan has kept the nomination Joe Biden’s to lose. In fact, unless he makes some major slip within the next few months, expect Joe Biden to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
OK WASSUP! discusses Politics:
Which of the Democratic presidential candidates can win?
I got to work early today and had a chance to read today’s story and comment now. Your analysis DJ is spot on. There are a whole bunch of candidates who have no chance and need to get out the way. As far as the others go I agree Sanders and Warren are going to cancel each other out. It will probably come down to Buttigeg and Biden. But everybody knows Biden is going to get this. Who he picks to run with him is going to make the difference.