[ FYI ] 2020-03-02: DNC Candidates for President.

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Remaining DNC Candidates for President as of 2020-03-02:

Joe Biden

Born: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., November 20, 1942 (age 77)

Military Veteran: No

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the race on April 25, 2019, after a long period of speculation that he will be running. Biden served as the U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1972 until 2009, when he became President Barack Obama's second-in-command for eight years.

He has ran for president twice before, and he briefly worked as an attorney before becoming a politician. He has framed himself as a moderate Democrat who is able to challenge Trump on all the major issues, calling his fight "the battle for the soul of America."

Michael Bloomberg

Born: Michael Rubens Bloomberg, February 14, 1942 (age 78)

Military Veteran: No

On November 24, 2019, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg threw his hat into the ring as a Democrat. Currently the eighth-wealthiest American, the billionaire cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981. An avid philanthropist, he helped found and financed the anti-gun violence group "Everytown for Gun Safety" and has contributed to many other charitable causes.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

Born: Tulsi Gabbard, April 12, 1981 (age 38)

Military Veteran: Major, United States Army (Active); Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Medical Badge.

Tulsi Gabbard has served as a U.S. Representative since 2013. Before that, she was a member of the Honolulu City Council and Hawaii House of Representatives. She also served in the Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq. As a candidate, she speaks out against U.S. involvement in "wasteful regime-change wars", and has ruffled feathers with her "safe, legal, and rare" stance on abortion.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Born: Bernard Sanders, September 8, 1941 (age 78)

Military Veteran: No

Bernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, and was previously the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Before running for office, he worked as a union carpenter and freelance journalist, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement.

The self-described Democratic socialist's signature issues are income inequality and Medicare for All, and many in his young supporter base say they love him because he stays true to his ideals.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Born: Elizabeth Ann Herring, June 22, 1949 (age 70)

Military Veteran: No

Elizabeth Warren is a former teacher who began serving in the U.S. Senate in 2013. Before that, she helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Obama administration.

An unapologetic progressive, Warren has a plan for everything from banking to childcare, and one of her signature issues is the 2% wealth tax, which she says can pay for many of her initiatives. Her stated philosophy: "We need to tackle the corruption in Washington that makes our government work for the wealthy and well-connected, but kicks dirt on everyone else, and put economic and political power back in the hands of the people."

It looks like it’s Biden and Sanders now...

Wrong.

Remaining DNC Candidates for President as of 2020-03-09:

Joe Biden

Born: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., November 20, 1942 (age 77)

Military Veteran: No

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the race on April 25, 2019, after a long period of speculation that he will be running. Biden served as the U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1972 until 2009, when he became President Barack Obama's second-in-command for eight years.

He has ran for president twice before, and he briefly worked as an attorney before becoming a politician. He has framed himself as a moderate Democrat who is able to challenge Trump on all the major issues, calling his fight "the battle for the soul of America."

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

Born: Tulsi Gabbard, April 12, 1981 (age 38)

Military Veteran: Major, United States Army (Active); Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Medical Badge.

Tulsi Gabbard has served as a U.S. Representative since 2013. Before that, she was a member of the Honolulu City Council and Hawaii House of Representatives. She also served in the Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq. As a candidate, she speaks out against U.S. involvement in "wasteful regime-change wars", and has ruffled feathers with her "safe, legal, and rare" stance on abortion.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Born: Bernard Sanders, September 8, 1941 (age 78)

Military Veteran: No

Bernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, and was previously the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Before running for office, he worked as a union carpenter and freelance journalist, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement.

The self-described Democratic socialist's signature issues are income inequality and Medicare for All, and many in his young supporter base say they love him because he stays true to his ideals.

• • • Commentary • • •

Two wealthy old white men who dodged the draft and one woman who happens to be a decorated military veteran.

Guess who gets less than 10% of the vote.

I wish she was mentioned more often...but she hasn’t a ghost of a chance.

For all practical purposes, it’s Biden vs Sanders. I would say Biden probably has at least a 75% chance of attaining the Democratic nomination. I wish we had a stronger candidate.