But what I think and what they think about their own candidacies are not what primary voters think. If intellectual nimbleness and innovative policy determine elections, Warren and Buttigieg would lap the field. (We must also allow for the unfortunate possibility that Democrat voters do not think a gay candidate can win the presidency.) At one point or another, I have suggested several of the non-Sanders candidates should leave the race given their lack of appeal with voters. Democracy should never be confused with a meritocracy.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2020 12:45 UTC