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As Detroit this week hosts the second round of Democratic presidential debates, the total number of the party’s White House hopefuls is staying at a still-high level of 25.
Shortly after the first set of debates in Miami, California Rep. Eric Swalwell became the first Democratic presidential hopeful to drop out of the race for the 2020 nomination. But billionaire investor Tom Steyer then joined the crowded field, keeping the total at 25.
Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he’s got company — lots of it. The Democrats seeking to take on President Donald Trump next year include Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, as well as lesser-known names such as Miramar, Fla., Mayor Wayne Messam and Marianne Williamson, an author and activist.
This week’s two-part debate in Michigan’s biggest city is slated to feature 10 contenders Tuesday night and another 10 Wednesday night, while five long-shot candidates get left out.
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In a RealClearPolitics average of polls as of Tuesday, Biden has support of 32%, ahead of Sanders at 16%, Warren at 14%, Harris at 11% and Buttigieg at 6%.
The first voter verdicts will come on Feb. 3, 2020, with the Iowa caucuses.
Here is the MarketWatch list of contenders and the status of their deliberations, based on their statements:
| Name | Age | State of candidacy |
| Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams | 45 | Says she’s “not going to dismiss it out of hand the way others do.” |
| Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado | 54 | Running for president. |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden | 76 | Running for president. |
| Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey | 50 | Running for president. |
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock | 53 | Running for president. |
| South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg | 37 | Running for president. |
| Ex-HUD chief Julián Castro | 44 | Running for president. |
| New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio | 58 | Running for president. |
| Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland | 56 | Running for president. |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii | 38 | Running for president. |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York | 52 | Running for president. |
| Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel | 89 | Running for president. |
| Sen. Kamala Harris of California | 54 | Running for president. |
| Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper | 67 | Running for president. |
| Washington Gov. Jay Inslee | 68 | Running for president. |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota | 59 | Running for president. |
| Miramar, Fla., Mayor Wayne Messam | 45 | Running for president. |
| Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts | 40 | Running for president. |
| Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas | 46 | Running for president. |
| Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio | 45 | Running for president. |
| Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont | 77 | Running for president. |
| Former Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania | 67 | Running for president. |
| Tom Steyer, billionaire investor and activist | 62 | Running for president. |
| Rep. Eric Swalwell of California | 38 | Was running for president, dropped out July 8. |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts | 70 | Running for president. |
| Marianne Williamson, author and activist | 67 | Running for president. |
| Andrew Yang, founder of Venture for America | 44 | Running for president. |
MarketWatch’s Victor Reklaitis contributed to this report.
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