Democratic Primaries

and when she was part of President Obama's Consumer Bureau, and of course since she has been Senator of Massachusetts. But you are right, people don't really know her like Biden, and I think some of that is due to media coverage, where the focus has been on primarily on Biden and Sanders, but I think a lot of it is due to our system, where you need a lot of money to even be considered as a viable candidate, which is really sad.

I sure didn't know Jay Inslee was able to get a significant amount of cross-over votes from the red parts of Washington. I do know that Inslee one of the best in regard to the environment. Again, I think it is because of money.

I think most of the candidates will meet the minimum requirements to be in the initial debates. They need at least 1% in the polls or a minimum amount of donations, and most should meet the 1% rule, at least that is the way I think it is.

The big issue for the viability of a candidate is money.

I agree with your assessment, for whatever reason, people don't really know a lot of these candidates. Hopefully, the debates will changes that, and more money will pour into their campaigns. They need the nationwide exposure.