Posted on 05/18/2019 6:22:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio became the 23rd candidate and the third mayor competing for the Democratic presidential nomination. In recent posts, Hans Hassell, Jonathan Bernstein, and Voxs Dylan Scott and Tara Golshan offer explanations for this rash of candidates. This post is on the next question: How could the Democrats shrink their pool of contenders? I suggest two approaches: party-centered and market-oriented.
But first: Whats wrong with 23 candidates?
Lost Senate candidates. Party insiders and observers have highlighted the opportunity cost: Several of these candidates (Steve Bullock, John Hickenlooper, Beto ORourke, Joaquín Castro) face long odds of winning the presidency but could be very competitive Senate challengers. The Democratic Party is worse off overall by having them swing and miss for the presidential nomination while decreasing Democrats prospects in 2020 Senate races.
Crowded lanes. The wide array of candidates may make it difficult for party members to coordinate on the best type of candidate. In 2016, there were several Republicans who were well-positioned to champion Reagan-style conservatism while following through on the Republican National Committees mandate to reach out to a more diverse coalition, including Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich. Meanwhile, there was only a single candidate in the virulently anti-immigrant lane, which helped him consolidate a base of like-minded voters.
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Trump should throw them a curve ball and announce he will also throw his hat in the Democrat primary race.LOLOL
That’s great:)
This guy is amazing: apparently his greatest fear is that the “Democratic” candidate will be selected by a democratic process, and so he has to come up with a number of schemes by which the party elites can maintain their power as party elites.
My favorite line: “To paraphrase Rod Blagojevich, the DNC has these debate slots and theyre [very] golden, so the DNC should not give it up for nothing.” Presumably he’s forgotten that Blago is wearing an orange jumpsuit for following through on that insight.
Battle Royale to the death. Who would you bet on? Is Yang a kung-fu Asian or a math Asian?
The problem is most of these Democrats keep trying to out-left each other. So they are all right now fighting for same niche of voters. They all want to be the left-wing candidate because they believe that’s where the party energy is. It’s a bit of a miscalculation. The far-left is loud. And the media is on their side. But that doesn’t mean that’s where the majority of voters are.
This is why Biden right now has such a massive lead over the pack because he’s attractive to the more moderate Democrats not enthralled by the extreme left.
Bubonic plague.
More room on the stage for each contestant, and allows for focused audiences. And just like the college rankings, the fans can argue about who made the cut just to get in, and which candidate is this year's Cinderella candidate. (no, that's not a Pete Buttiegieg joke, but it could be.)
Added bonus; the candidates could sell hats, shirts, key-rings, guacamole bowls, the list goes on.
I dont think non citizens (Kenyan) can?
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