Democrats Don’t Want to Play by Donald Trump’s Playbook

Donald Trump earned billions in free publicity during the 2016 election, defeating a crowded field of more experienced rivals to win the nomination and then the presidency.

So far, none of the people seeking to replace him are trying the same strategy.

Nine of the 23 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at the Poor People's Campaign forum in Washington Monday, the latest cattle-call event in which the historically crowded field failed to make a splash.

Donald Trump earned billions in free publicity during the 2016 election, defeating a crowded field of more experienced rivals to win the nomination and then the presidency. So far, none of the people seeking to replace him are trying the same strategy. Nine of the 23 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at the Poor People's Campaign forum in Washington Monday, the latest cattle-call event in which the historically crowded field failed to make a splash.