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DNC chair Tom Perez: Expect a 'double-digit' field in 2020 presidential primary
Chicago Tribune ^
| 1/26/17
| Kim Janssen
Posted on 10/28/2017 5:33:51 PM PDT by Libloather
**SNIP**
Speaking to University of Chicago students at the university’s Institute of Politics, Perez said, “I would welcome that because sometimes I hear people say we don’t have a bench of presidential candidates, and I could not disagree with that more.”
Perez didn’t identify any candidates he expected to run, though former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan have all been rumored to be considering a 2020 run. The Republicans in 2016 had 17 candidates, forcing underperforming candidates off the main stage and into a second-tier debate. A double-digit Democratic field would be a significant increase on the half-dozen Democrats who ran in 2016.
“I think that debate (would be) spectacular,” Perez said. “My job is to make sure the playing field is level.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2020; dnc; perez; president
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To: Steely Tom
Rubio ran despite being equally ineligible. Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban father and he still thinks he can be President.
Born here of citizen parents only.
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:46:16 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Libloather
that should give us plenty of opportunity to divide and conquer.
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:46:48 PM PDT
by
RC one
(The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
To: Libloather
Hillary Clinton and/or Elizabeth Warren - if still alive
Bernie Sanders - if still alive
Joe Biden - if still alive
A black woman - i.e. Kamala Harris
A black man - i.e. Deval Patrick
A Latino man -?
A gay -?
1 or 2 business people such the Starbucks guy, the Disney guy, and maybe that loudmouth from the Shark Tank - name escapes me
Some other random SJW
Maybe a GOPe crossing over?
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:50:21 PM PDT
by
AC86UT89
To: Libloather
“My job is to make sure the playing field is level.”Kinda like DWS did with Bernie?
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:51:45 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: SoFloFreeper
“Democrats don’t respirate oxygen.”
anaerobic creatures, right?
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:52:39 PM PDT
by
catnipman
( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: Libloather
Sure, Mr Potty Mouth Perez....
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:55:29 PM PDT
by
4Liberty
(MSM = Democrat' PR firm. Mainstream "news" = Fiat news.)
To: Libloather
Oh they have plenty of potential candidates, just not any good ones.
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:55:55 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
To: Libloather
Democrats don’t respirate oxygen.
To: tennmountainman
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:56:17 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(There are only TWO Races. The Decent Race, and the Indecent Race. (Frankl))
To: Libloather
Biden? Harris?? Booker???
ROFLMFAO!!!!!
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posted on
10/28/2017 5:56:21 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: XEHRpa
The double-digit field is their way of trying to eliminate the upstarts. They seemed to have learned from the republicans. The splitter strategy that the republicans used in 2016 would be very effective for the democrats. Get a favorite son local candidates to run in all of the big states, (Cruz - Texas, Kashich - Ohio, Rubio - Florida) that can split the delegates up so that there is no clear winner, and the candidate must be picked (Jeb!) in the smokey back room by the establishment.
With the number of superdelegates the democrats use, it would work on the demo side.
To: Libloather
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:00:51 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: goodnesswins
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:05:14 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: Libloather
By that time, Hillary will be The Bionic Candidate.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:08:08 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Lurkinanloomin
We should not abandon parts of the Constitution because they are inconvenient. Don't worry...in 2020 they will wheel out Pelosi to certify Harris just like she did for Obambi.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:14:21 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
To: Libloather
Oh come on, Dems - let’s go for THREE!
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:14:48 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: Libloather
Ryan is an old time Dem as we once knew...somewhat sane, but they won’t have the sense to nominate him.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:14:57 PM PDT
by
chiller
(If liberals didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.)
To: spokeshave
Someone needs to ask Nancy why she used two different forms. One for Hawaii and the rest of the states got another.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:18:11 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Libloather
Flake should run as a ‘Rat.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:47:16 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
To: Libloather
As if Hillary will allow that.
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posted on
10/28/2017 6:59:19 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
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