Although the Democrats have too many presidential candidates, if they are all willing to face off against President Trump, they can make a great contribution to the contest, writes Paul Begala for CNNOpinion
Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion articles on CNN.
I know, I know. The Democrats have too many presidential candidates. I was one of the folks who mocked the GOP's 17-candidate field as a clown car back in 2016. The Democratic field, clocking in at more than two dozen candidates, must look to outsiders like a bus -- albeit a bus that runs on biofuels developed from organic, non-GMO, non-toxic, gluten-free, lactose-intolerant indigenous hemp. The debates are unwieldy and the policy distinctions are often picayune.
And yet the opposite problem -- that a bloated field could drive talented candidates out of the race too soon -- seems worse. Jon Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor, just departed the race. Eric Swalwell, the congressman from California, preceded him in exiting stage left, ending a candidacy that only lasted a couple of Scaramuccis.
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