Chaos contained: The coming Democratic primary

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Hundreds of people have officially filed as candidates for the 2020 Democratic primary. A couple of dozen are considered “major” candidates; the Democratic National Committee has announced plans to have no more than 20 candidates participate in preliminary debates.

If there is one ironclad rule about election systems, it is this: More candidates means more chaos, especially when you…