By Matthew Love | Vulture
The Democratic Party’s nominating process for its 2020 candidate is shaping up to be a lollapalooza or a shitshow, depending on your faith in overcrowded acts of political theater. The sheer volume of candidates who have announced their bids, launched exploratory committees, or vaguely mentioned to some friends at a party that it might be fun to ride around in a motorcade and pardon turkeys is immense. We’ve all just watched two nights of back-and-forth about phone calls to New Zealand, breaking up with Russia, and who speaks the best high school Spanish. Front-runners have emerged, but there’s still a vast sea of Tim Ryan’s out there to try and keep straight.