Analysis: A quarter of Americans are represented by a Democrat who’s running for president
Sen. Kamala D. Harris in Ames, Iowa, last weekend. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow March 1 at 2:40 PM With the entry of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee into the 2020 presidential race Friday, the number of Americans represented by a person who is seeking the Democratic nomination topped 80 million.
Notice that we’re excluding former Maryland congressman John Delaney. He’s not representing anyone, so he doesn’t add to the total. Sens. Ted Cruz , Marco Rubio , Lindsey O. Graham and Rand Paul were joined by Govs. John Kasich of Ohio, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.If we add the Democratic side, the total comes to . . . 28 percent, rounding up. The only in-office candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2016 was Sanders, who represented 0.19 percent of the country that year.
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