Democratic Primaries

rogue emissary

(3,148 posts) Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:44 PM Mar 2019

Candidate overload?

We have 13 declared candidates not including John Hickenlooper. He's set to make his announcement on Thursday. Hell, the guy from WV dropped out already.There's still another 13 that have expressed interest like Beto, Biden, Holder etc.

Since most have rightfully shunned PAC or corporate money. A lot of small donor are going to be financially be tapped out before we get to debates.

Also how many positions or policies can we have on any one issue? The given media barely cover issue campaigns to begin with.

I'm starting to worry that we won't have enough resources and energy for the general election.

So my question is how many candidates do you want to see in a primary? When is it too many for you twenty, thirty, or even fifty? Just wondering if my worries are unfounded.

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Candidate overload? (Original Post) rogue emissary Mar 2019 OP

It would be nice if enough drop out before the first debate to get us down to 10. Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #1

That's what I thought was reasonable and manageable. rogue emissary Mar 2019 #2

It's stupid, but so is the current primary system Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2019 #3

The debates will each be on 2 consecutive nights, and Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #4

I like that shortened calendar you propose. rogue emissary Mar 2019 #5

The primary season needs to be condensed Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2019 #7

Not overwhelmed by quantity. But overwhelmed that these folks will do very little but campaign for.. MadDAsHell Mar 2019 #6

Don't assume they'll all make it to Iowa. RandySF Mar 2019 #8

What we should all be worrying about is Sinistrous Mar 2019 #9

That's another concern we'll have to deal with. rogue emissary Mar 2019 #10

The debates will largely be a waste of time. But by the time we get to Iowa... Garrett78 Mar 2019 #11

What guy from WV? shanny Mar 2019 #12

Richard Ojeda rogue emissary Mar 2019 #14

The more the merrier I say Devil Child Mar 2019 #13

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

1. It would be nice if enough drop out before the first debate to get us down to 10.

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:48 PM

Mar 2019

Each debate will be on 2 consecutive nights.

With 10, we could have 5 on one night and 5 on the next night.

A debate with more than 5 candidates is kind of ridiculous.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

rogue emissary

(3,148 posts)

2. That's what I thought was reasonable and manageable.

Reply to Eric J in MN (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:52 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

3. It's stupid, but so is the current primary system

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:56 PM

Mar 2019

Right now, candidates are focusing their time on the relatively small states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Over 80% of the candidates will likely be gone after those two races, but in the meantime, we will have debate fatigue and why-did-my-candidate-deserve-to-be-at-the-kids-table debate fatigue.

I'll repeat myself from prior posts: three-tier national primary: Round 1 in February eliminates all but the top 5; Round 2 in April gets down to the top 2; Round 3 picks the winner. All states vote on the same day. This Iowa and NH go first nonsense needs to end.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

4. The debates will each be on 2 consecutive nights, and

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:58 PM

Mar 2019

...who is chosen for which night will be random.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

rogue emissary

(3,148 posts)

5. I like that shortened calendar you propose.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 04:58 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

7. The primary season needs to be condensed

Reply to rogue emissary (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:04 PM

Mar 2019

That was the idea of Stupid Tuesday, but it doesn't work.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)

6. Not overwhelmed by quantity. But overwhelmed that these folks will do very little but campaign for..

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:01 PM

Mar 2019

almost 2 full years. Many of whom were elected to be spending that time working on issues in their states.

Not blaming them personally, but hate that our system requires candidates to virtually ignore their elected duties for a multi-year period. What is the point of even running for your seat if you know you're not actually going to do the job?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

RandySF

(58,856 posts)

8. Don't assume they'll all make it to Iowa.

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:04 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sinistrous

(4,249 posts)

9. What we should all be worrying about is

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:09 PM

Mar 2019

whether the supporters of all the various candidates will focus their loyalty on America, and set aside their deeply held positions and support the Democratic nominee, even if that nominee does not exactly mirror their own positions.

The stakes are too high for any of us to adopt a rigidly purist mindset.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

rogue emissary

(3,148 posts)

10. That's another concern we'll have to deal with.

Reply to Sinistrous (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:15 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

11. The debates will largely be a waste of time. But by the time we get to Iowa...

Reply to rogue emissary (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 05:55 PM

Mar 2019

...I'm guessing we'll be down to no more than ten. By the time we get to Nevada, maybe half a dozen. 3 or 4 at most after Super Tuesday.

We may have our nominee after March 17.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided