I wrote before the first Dem debate last week that depending on performance and how much the MSM like them would decide who stayed and who dropped out of the race.

Now that the first round of debates is over the field of 25+ candidates should begin to get smaller and more manageable…..some will find their donors drying up…….

Expect Democratic presidential candidates to start throwing in the towel within weeks, perhaps with the release of second-quarter fundraising results on July 15. That’s the prediction of Politico, which reports that—seven months before Democratic caucuses and primaries begin—it’s “getting very late” for candidates to make an impression. To take part in a third debate in September, to follow another in late July, candidates will need donations from at least 130,000 individuals and support of 2% or higher in four polls. “At the moment, fewer than 10 candidates would likely qualify,” reports Politico. With “the demands of raising money, and the embarrassment factor of proud and accomplished people waging what are going to look like increasingly futile efforts, history suggests there will be multiple dropouts before the close of summer.”

Denver’s Maggie Banks looks forward to that development. “Some people will be weeded out as we go along, and I want that to happen so I can look at everybody’s ideals and experience,” the 32-year-old mother tells Fortune, which suggests the crowded field of candidates is overwhelming voters. Prior to Wednesday’s debate, Fortune named the front-runners as Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg. But Politico reports only Warren and Buttigieg “can convincingly claim to have improved their relative position in polls, coverage, and activist energy” over months of campaigning. A recent poll showed 11 of 24 candidates (Joe Sestak has since jumped in, making it 25) were unknown by 50% of 400 respondents, while 40% actively hoped New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio would drop out of the race, reports the Washington Post

My candidate (for now) at this point is Tulsi Gabbard and I think she will stay in for her antiwar, anti-interventionist plays well to the population….not so much in the Media….she has an uphill fight….then there are others that cannot find the mountain to climb…….

As the the donor base start to dry up some of the lesser known candidates will start looking for the exit…..

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