A former Democratic National Committee official is worried that the party’s overly inclusive primary process is going to give too much valuable debate time to “the bullshit candidates” in the race.
Speaking with the Hill, the *unnamed official didn’t single out anyone specifically from the field of 22 candidates. The official did mourn that because of the low threshold for making the first debate stage in June—getting donations from 65,000 unique people or reaching 1 percent in three different national polls—the more serious contenders will get crowded out by the “random people.”
“It was smart to add the grass-roots fundraising component, but when you throw in the 1 percent polling requirement, now all these random people get a spot on the stage,” the official said.
“I’m all for inclusion and competitive primaries, but no one can tell me it’s actually good for us to have this many candidates on stage. It wasn’t good for Republicans and they at least had an undercard debate. My fear is the bullshit candidates will take away from our legitimate ones. We saw how that worked for Republicans. They nominated Donald Trump.” more here
* Unnamed official:
The Democrat elite leaders are like the Republican elite leaders in that they both think they control the party and decide who its candidates should be instead of letting their their membership make that choice.
Here’s hoping that the final number of declared candidates reaches 50 or so. I just want to see the debate, should be fun.
https://youtu.be/ft4S4mcKjHo
“Bullshit” and “Legitimate”. A distinction without a difference in the Dem primary. They’re all at the kiddie table. Just some “random people” running for something.
Just their usual graft game to fill their pockets. In the end, they’ll roll out a candidate that appeals to the “masses”.
I’m thinking this cycle they intend barack as 1st lady.
They loves them some dynasty… as we all know.
“unnamed official” smells like Ed Rendell
I find it ironic that in 2016 they ran the Anointed Dowager Empress vs the old Commie, just so she would have someone to “compete” against in the primaries; now they lament the sheer number of their Primary candidates as “bullshit” choices? I should buy more popcorn.
They’re ALL bullshit candidates.
“Pick me! Pick me! I am NOT a bullshit candidate!”
Jarhead Cracka, buy plenty. Just the deployment of the Superduperdelegates will be worth a couple bags of kernels. Or jars of kernels if you prefer heheh
@Thirdtwin- I forgot about those Sooperdelegates. This should be fun.
Reminds me of all the 2016 Bullsh*t candidates thrown into the mix by the hacks of the RNC. Kasich, Graham 2.Zero, Christie, Carly and little Marco.
Please clap.
What legitimate candidate(s) ????
Which flavor of Commie Nut Ice Cream do you people favor, comrade?
There’s massive overcrowding in the bottom of the barrel.
“We saw how that worked for Republicans. They nominated Donald Trump”
Yes, and that has resulted in having the best President EVER!
You can only fantasize to think the dems will find as good of a choice. . . Dickhead!
Anonymous above is me – Ooops
You mean, the DemoKrap Klown Kar KavalKade of Kandidates, will distract from… TRUMP? 😆
You mean they have a serious candidate?
They’re ALL bullshit candidates except Gibbard.
“Here’s hoping that the final number of declared candidates reaches 50 or so. I just want to see the debate, should be fun.” – Acoustic Conservative
OMG, that stage would be a catastrophic calamitous cacophony of crazy for coo-coo puff communist cocksuckers
^^^ You use your texts purtier than a 20 dollar whore
So….Republicans rejected all the Republican bs candidates on the stage by voting for Trump?
Doesn’t the evidence prove that being a BS candidate is a requirement to be an actual demonrat candidate?
Lots of BS Democrat presidental candidates will be existing their clown bus before the debates, “for the good of the party” – soon after their campaign payola gets deposited in overseas bank accounts.