Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumFun fact: there are more than 200 Dems who have filed for president 2020
There are 227 Democrats filed with the FEC for president 2020.
Hence, the need for the debates to draw a line somewhere, usually fundraising and/or poll approval.
https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_registered_2020_presidential_candidates
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)No, but there's an "Internet Beef" running as an I.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)D'oh!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,425 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)Scroll down to "List of 2020 presidential candidates"
All 671 of them! haha
https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_registered_2020_presidential_candidates
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,425 posts)trump got rigged in.. they think anybody can be president?!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)Perhaps not on this kind of scale, but the number of entrants routinely numbers in the hundreds. We only hear about the "major" candidates, of course. Though, occasionally, one of the minor candidates tries to get on the debate stage, which is why they have qualifiers.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bloom
(11,635 posts)Anyone with an extra $5000 can put their name in - by the looks of things.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)Covering all the bases, it appears.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,425 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided