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IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
Thu May 16, 2019, 12:13 PM May 2019

Here are the 24 major candidates running for the democratic nomination.

I think this is it and no other major democratic candidate will enter but I could be wrong.

Michael Bennet November 28, 1964 (age 54) U.S. Senator from Colorado (2009–present)

Joe Biden November 20, 1942 (age 76) Vice President of the United States (2009–2017)

Cory Booker April 27, 1969 (age 50) U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2013–present)

Steve Bullock April 11, 1966 (age 53) Governor of Montana (2013–present)

Pete Buttigieg January 19, 1982 (age 37) Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–present)

Julián Castro September 16, 1974 (age 44) U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017)

Bill de Blasio May 8, 1961 (age 58) Mayor of New York City (2014–present)

John Delaney April 16, 1963 (age 56) U.S. Representative from MD-06 (2013–2019)

Tulsi Gabbard April 12, 1981 (age 38) U.S. Representative from HI-02 (2013–present)

Kirsten Gillibrand December 9, 1966 (age 52) U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present)

Mike Gravel May 13, 1930 (age 89) U.S. Senator from Alaska (1969–1981)

Kamala Harris October 20, 1964 (age 54) U.S. Senator from California (2017–present)

John Hickenlooper February 7, 1952 (age 67) Governor of Colorado (2011–2019)

Jay Inslee February 9, 1951 (age 68) Governor of Washington (2013–present)

Amy Klobuchar May 25, 1960 (age 58) U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present)

Wayne Messam June 7, 1974 (age 44) Mayor of Miramar, Florida (2015–present)

Seth Moulton October 24, 1978 (age 40) U.S. Representative (2015–present)

Beto O'Rourke September 26, 1972 (age 46) U.S. Representative from TX-16 (2013–2019)

Tim Ryan July 16, 1973 (age 45) U.S. Representative from OH-13 and OH-17 (2003–present)

Bernie Sanders September 8, 1941 (age 77) U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)

Eric Swalwell November 16, 1980 (age 38) U.S. Representative from CA-15 (2013–present)

Elizabeth Warren June 22, 1949 (age 69) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)

Marianne Williamson July 8, 1952 (age 66) Author, lecturer, and activist

Andrew Yang January 13, 1975 (age 44) Entrepreneur and founder of Venture for America

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Here are the 24 major candidates running for the democratic nomination. (Original Post) IrishEyes May 2019 OP
One could reasonably question whether Mike Gravel is considered a "major" candidate at this point... brooklynite May 2019 #1
He was on the list of major candidates in wikipedia so I counted him. IrishEyes May 2019 #2
This is ridiculous. hedda_foil May 2019 #3
Yeah, it is pretty crazy. IrishEyes May 2019 #4
Lordie I hope they drop out. hedda_foil May 2019 #5
 

brooklynite

(94,534 posts)
1. One could reasonably question whether Mike Gravel is considered a "major" candidate at this point...
Thu May 16, 2019, 12:15 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
2. He was on the list of major candidates in wikipedia so I counted him.
Thu May 16, 2019, 12:20 PM
May 2019

I don't think he has a chance. Technically, there are over 200 people running for the democratic nomination.

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

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
4. Yeah, it is pretty crazy.
Thu May 16, 2019, 02:29 PM
May 2019

I think that many of these people will drop out throughout the summer and fall.

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

hedda_foil

(16,373 posts)
5. Lordie I hope they drop out.
Thu May 16, 2019, 02:48 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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