There are currently eight candidates running for the Democratic nomination for Presidency. With more than a year to go before the election, there is still a lot of time for upsets, but one candidate seems to be having difficulty getting started. Since he announced, Mike Gravel’s performance has followed a flat line.
Though he was the among the first to announce his candidacy, he has raised the least of all candidates. The fund race has gotten a much earlier start this year than in previous elections, so the $238k that he has raised might look like a nice chunk of change. Compare that with Clinton’s $45M of cash on hand. Every other candidate (Democratic and Republican) has already spent more than Gravel has raised. In fact, most of the candidates currently have more cash on hand than Gravel has raised thus far.
Not coincidentally, Gravel has also consistently been lowest in the polls. With seven other Democratic hopefuls, two of which are the top two candidates in the polls, its is difficult to imagine Gravel becoming a serious contender.
I predict that Mike Gravel’s time in the limelight is waning, and that he will be the next candidate to drop.
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