(Methodology)<\/strong><\/p>\n Pundits and politicos have been curating lists of potential contenders for the 2020 Democratic, including on this site<\/a>, but how do we sort out the chicken shit from chicken salad? That is to say, is there a metric that we can use to rank who should be our nominee? The answer is yes, and I\u2019ve provided my criteria and tabulations below. First, I\u2019ll lay out how my system works and a breakdown of my criteria for candidates.<\/p>\n The Point Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n There are seven distinct areas in which candidates will be scored on a scale of 1-5. Higher scores are in the candidate’s favor, while lower scores work against the candidate. The scores of each candidate in their respective categories are then added together for their total score. How a candidate is scored is somewhat subject to my own personal bias, but there is a method to the madness. A perfect score on this scale would be a 35, because there are 7 different areas that will be scored.<\/p>\n The Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n *If a candidate is unscored on any category, it\u2019s because not enough public information was available to make an evaluation.\n
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