Swordsmyth
12-20-2018, 06:54 PM
Has the DNC finally learned its lesson from 2016?
In anticipation of a wide-open field of nearly two dozen contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination, the Democratic Party has decided to cave to criticism from the last election cycle - where it held only six debates - and up the number of primary debates from six during the 2016 cycle to twelve, with some debates expected to be split into the prime time and 'kids table' debate format that was used during the 2016 Republican primary (before Trump consolidated support and clinched the nomination) where the early debates are spread through several nights, Reuters (http://news.trust.org//item/20181220184447-fcl4o/) reported.
Since contenders are expected to start launching their primary campaigns early next year, the first debate will be held in June 2019, allowing candidates more than six months to make their case directly to voters before the first nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, which are slated for February 2020.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2018.12.20biden.JPG
Right now, the Democratic field is wide open, with the most popular candidates - according to a recent poll (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-16/76-year-old-joe-biden-officially-frontrunner-2020-democratic-nomination) - being Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, both of whom haven't committed to running (though both are reportedly considering a run). And there's still the possibility (inevitability?) that Hillary Clinton will stage the sleeper comeback (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-28/hillary-teases-2020-run-id-be-president) that her most die-hard supporters have secretly been hoping for.
According to a poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers, Biden is by far and away the most popular candidate. But party operatives question whether Biden, at 76, is already too old to run.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2018.12.20dems.JPG
Other likely candidates include Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown and Cory Booker, Mayors Eric Garcetti and Michael Bloomberg and Texas Congressman (and "white Obama") Beto O'Rourke.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-20/dnc-holding-12-debates-during-2020-primary-concession-grassroots
In anticipation of a wide-open field of nearly two dozen contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination, the Democratic Party has decided to cave to criticism from the last election cycle - where it held only six debates - and up the number of primary debates from six during the 2016 cycle to twelve, with some debates expected to be split into the prime time and 'kids table' debate format that was used during the 2016 Republican primary (before Trump consolidated support and clinched the nomination) where the early debates are spread through several nights, Reuters (http://news.trust.org//item/20181220184447-fcl4o/) reported.
Since contenders are expected to start launching their primary campaigns early next year, the first debate will be held in June 2019, allowing candidates more than six months to make their case directly to voters before the first nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, which are slated for February 2020.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2018.12.20biden.JPG
Right now, the Democratic field is wide open, with the most popular candidates - according to a recent poll (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-16/76-year-old-joe-biden-officially-frontrunner-2020-democratic-nomination) - being Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, both of whom haven't committed to running (though both are reportedly considering a run). And there's still the possibility (inevitability?) that Hillary Clinton will stage the sleeper comeback (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-28/hillary-teases-2020-run-id-be-president) that her most die-hard supporters have secretly been hoping for.
According to a poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers, Biden is by far and away the most popular candidate. But party operatives question whether Biden, at 76, is already too old to run.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2018.12.20dems.JPG
Other likely candidates include Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown and Cory Booker, Mayors Eric Garcetti and Michael Bloomberg and Texas Congressman (and "white Obama") Beto O'Rourke.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-20/dnc-holding-12-debates-during-2020-primary-concession-grassroots