Preliminary List of the Potential Democratic Presidential Contenders in 2020

It’s time for the Democratic Party to get serious about identifying and surfacing its top contenders for the 2020 Presidential Election. I read an article in the Washington Post entitled “The Top 15 Democratic presidential candidates for 2020” but it seemed all over the spectrum andway off base. The list contained:

#15 John Delaney, #14 Michael Avenatti, #13 Deval Patruck, #12 Hillary Clinton (Really!), #11 Amy Klobuchar, #10 Terry McAuliffe, #9 Michael Boomberg, #8 Beto O’Rourke, #7 Sherrod Brown, #6 Kirsten Gillibrand, #5 Cory Booker, #4 Joe Biden, #3 Kamala Harris, #2 Bernie Sanders, and #1 Elizabeth Warren.

Their list of honorable mentions included Eric Holder, Oprah Winfrey, Chris Murphy, Mitch Landrieu, Andrew M. Cuomo, Steve Bullock, Jason Kander, Pete Buttigieg, Eric Garcetti, Julián Castro, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, John Hickenlooper, Jeff Merkley, Seth Moulton, Martin O’Malley, Eric Swalwell, Jay Inslee, Howard Schultz

The Washington Post list gave me some heartburn. So here is my first prediction from out in America’s heartland of potential Democratic candidates that may have some sort of chance of actually winning. It’s a bit different than what comes out of Washington D.C.

1. Joe Biden
2. Michael Bloomburg
3. Joe Manchin
4. Bernie Sanders
5. Elizabeth Warren

My short list of honorable mentions include Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris

Can you think of any other Democratic Party candidates with a real shot at winning? Let our readers know.