Thursday, June 27, 2019:
Marianne Williamson,
John Hickenlooper
Andrew Yang
Pete Buttigieg
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Kamala Harris
Kirsten Gillibrand
Michael Bennet
Eric Swalwell
Wednesday, June 26, 2019:
Bill de Blasio
Tim Ryan
Julián Castro
Cory Booker
Elizabeth Warren
Beto O’Rourke
Amy Klobuchar
Tulsi Gabbard
Jay Inslee
John Delaney
Thus, the updated brackets:
Left regional
- Warren
- Sanders
- Booker
- Gillibrand
- Ryan
- de Blasio
I think Warren has gained some ground while Sanders is re-running the 2016 campaign. Admittedly, Sanders is better at it than in 2016 but the field is more crowded. The rest of this regional is lagging behind and the rankings are essentially interchangeable.
Governance centrist regional
- Biden
- Klobuchar
- Hickenlooper
- Inslee
- Delaney
- Bennet
Within the regional itself, I don't think much has changed as Biden has a huge advantage as the former VP. However, his standing relative to the other candidates in the other regionals took a bit of a hit with the sharp attacks on him during the debate. As it is often said, his experience is both his advantage and disadvantage!
Unconventional regional
- Buttigieg
- Yang
- Williamson
This regional has thinned out as others in this group haven't gotten enough support to get on the debate stage. The bright star of Buttigieg maybe fading out but reports are his fund raising numbers are spectacular so he maybe able to weather this rough patch.
New left regional
- Harris
- Castro
- O'Rourke
- Gabbard
- Swalwell
Harris has put some distance to the rest within this group. O'Rourke's stock is going down. Castro's ties to the Obama administration give him some street credibility but it might not be enough against the megawatt abilities of Harris.
Running but didn't make debate:
Bullock (governor of Montana)
Gravel (former senator from Alaska)
Messam (mayor of Miramar, Florida)
Moulton (congressman from Massachusetts)
Sestak (congressman from Pennsylvania)
