[Magdalen] An Embarrassment of Riches.

[Christopher Hart]

It's a little different in this case though, Roger, as Democratic primaries
and caucuses mainly allocate delegates by proportional representation
(subject to a minimum threshold) rather than winner take all as the
Republicans do. The Democrats also have many more unpledged superdelegates.

On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 1:23 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Remember 2016 and the Republican field. In a crowded field a candidate
> does not need majority support to carry a primary election. They just
> need more votes than anybody else to win the state. There were several
> candidates who had more claim to the nomination, and would have done a
> better job, than Trump but he became unstoppable. I am not saying that
> any of the Democratic candidates is as left field as Trump but any
> candidate that attracts a hardcore support is likely to boost their
> chances. I would like to see a thinning of the field in the next 9
> months as polling pickjs up and some see that stand no chance and throw
> their support behind someone with a broader base.
>
> Roger
>
> On 25/04/2019 18:08, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > That’s exactly where I am David, and I hope no one runs as an
> independent or third-party candidate. Ralph Nader and Bernie cost the
> Democrats those elections. I believe if Bernie has supported Hillary from
> the beginning, she would have won.
> >
> >> On Apr 25, 2019, at 12:46 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Honestly, this slate of USA Democratic Party presidential candidates is
> overwhelming
> >> me and I suspect most dyed in the wool Democrats have this difficult
> choice.  There areso many very bright, articulate (and  in may cases, very
> good looking) candidatesfighting for the nomination that it is mind
> boggling.
> >>
> >> The group of candidates that spoke for the Black Women's Caucus
> yesterdayonly featured a fraction of those declared candidates, but those
> who didspeak were amazing.
> >> Then today (wee hours of the morning) enter Joe Biden, a Northeast
> Pennsylvania(Scranton) native, and the problem of choosing goes over the
> top.  I suppose weshould be happy to have too many rather than too few.  In
> the end I will supportany candidate the Democrats choose, and like so many
> of us, we hope whoeveris chosen will have the where-with-all to defeat the
> current incumbent.
> >>
> >>
> >> David Strang.
>
>
>

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