Update: Polls are closed! So after 59,999 votes cast (!) we got our closest contest of the year. Analysis tomorrow.
It’s that time again! Every two weeks we check the pulse of the online community to see who is up in the Democratic 2020 field, who is down, and who shouldn’t even be around. So go ahead and vote. Polls close at 5 PT/8 pm ET.
While we now have … 22 candidates in the race, I think, not everyone gets included. Only six candidates have remained above the 1% relegation threshold thus far, guaranteeing continued inclusion. I mean, 1% is not exactly a crazy threshold.
Those failing to exceed that meager level of support are pulled from the next poll. Periodically, I’ll cycle some of those relegated candidates back in to see if they’ve gotten new traction.
I rotate candidate order in every edition of the poll.