By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
MAY 24, 2019 | So, if you are a Democrat, when can we expect for you to announce that you are running for the presidency?
After all, so far we have only 23 Democrats who have announced that they want to try to wrest the presidency from Donald Trump. Why not you, too?
Certainly, a few more will jump into the arena. Just let us know when you will make your announcement so that we don’t miss it. That way we’ll feel like we are taking part in history by being present when you sling your hat into the ring.
Seriously, with the Democrats having so many candidates, this may work against them retaking the Oval Office. There may be so much infighting among themselves that the Democrats will wear each other out, raise issues that President Trump will use against the eventual winner, and insure that we have four more years of the Trump presidency. Hope not.
Now with all this announcing for the Grand Office, it’ll be interesting to watch the Democrats to see which will be the first person to make another announcement….that is, that they are for some reason dropping out of the race.
This being May of 2019, we suspect that at some point, perhaps by mid-summer, it will be obvious to more than a few of these Democratic candidates that the one element that they need to stay alive in this run is…money. And with so many candidates in the race, surely all the major donors can’t give substantially to all of them.
So who will the money people recognize which candidates they will not support? And what will be the basis of this realization?
We have a suspicion. You got it. The polls! They may knock several candidates out of the race rather soon.
Forecasters are already handicapping the candidates. And though some candidates might figure that they will do well, obviously all of them cannot be high in the polls. Some have progressed so little that they cannot in reality call it progress so far, and maybe are already wondering if they did the right thing in making an announcement.
The average citizen cannot even tell you many of the names of the Democrats’ candidates. They might name three or four or five. Maybe those paying a little more attention might name six or seven. But 23? Come on now.
Yet in the face of the American public not yet paying close attention to the 2020 political races, these 23 announced candidates carry on as if the next thing they should tackle is writing their acceptance speeches. There’s still the hard work of making themselves known to most of America. And that’s no easy task.
It’s only seven months until 2020.Then in February’s cold comes the unique Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire and Nevada voting. By the March 3 Democratic primaries in Georgia and 13 other states, we suspect the Democrats will see remaining only four or five significant candidates who still have a chance at latching onto the nomination.
Maybe your own candidacy will still be alive by then. But you better make your announcement soon. Remember, we support you. “We’ll be with you all the way.”
- In case you are wondering, the best list we have seen of the 23 Democrats is on Wikipedia. To see it, click here.
- Have a comment? Send to: elliott@brack.net
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