Political Mayhem Thursday: The contenders


Who should the Democrats choose to run against Donald Trump?

Most of the Senate, several governors, and a bunch of once and current members of the House are already running, along with a Mayor and some misc.  Here is the current list of people who are officially running, according to the Chicago Tribune:

 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, 
former Gov. John Hickenlooper, 
Gov. Jay Inslee, 
Sen. Bernie Sanders, 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 
Sen. Cory Booker, 
Sen. Kamala Harris, 
ex-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, 
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, 
former Rep. John Delaney, 
authorMarianne Williamson
and former tech executive Andrew Yang.

We will probably soon add Joe Biden to that list.

My purpose is not to comment on the "horse race," which is pretty meaningless right now. Instead, I would like to list the top six candidates by experience and achievement in governance (which are two different things):

Biden
Sanders
Klobuchar
Warren
Harris
Booker

Yes-- all Senators. However, Sanders, Klobuchar, Harris and Booker all have experience outside of Congress. And the Senate is a particularly good platform from which to learn the breadth and depth of American politics. 

I'm inclined to pick my favorites from this list. Is this fair?

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