Why are there so many candidates for president?
- Written by Hans J. G. Hassell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
Seven Democratic presidential candidates gathered on national television early in the 1988 campaign to debate each other.
The field of candidates, derided by Republicans as the “Seven Dwarfs,” pales in comparison to the 24 Democratic candidates who have – at last count – declared their candidacy for president.
The seven...