I had thought the large field of Democratic candidates wanting the party's presidential nomination would have diminished significantly by now. But I was wrong. The field remains a large one, as many candidates with little support show persistence.Two candidates have dropped out this week. Montana Governor Steve Bullock and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania both announced the end of their campaigns. Neither had been able to gather significant support or donations.
But they were replaced by two new candidates last week -- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Here are the 16 candidates still in the race for the nomination:
Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren
Pete Buttigieg
Bernie Sanders
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Cory Booker
Julian Castro
Andrew Yang
Tom Steyer
Michael Bennet
John Delaney
Marianne Williamson
Tulsi Gabbard
Deval Patrick
Michael Bloomberg
