Well, one can’t honestly say that the Democrats can’t find anyone who would like to be President.

Hardly a day goes by without another Democrat throwing his hat (or her bonnet) into the ring.

While many of those who are presently contemplating a run for the office will eventually drop out, it is also likely that, in the 21 months until the 2020 general election, and about fifteen months until the primaries, other contenders will come forward.

So, in the interim, and awaiting the newcomers, here’s a brief: very brief: synopsis of several of the potential Democrat contenders.

The ages listed for each individual are the ages they would be at the time of the general election.

— Joe Biden, 78: Vice-President, 2009-2017; Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009.

— Bernie Sanders, 79: Independent Senator from Vermont since 2007; Vermont Representative, 1991-2007; Mayor of  Burlington,Vermont, 1981-1989.

— Beto O’Rourke, 48: Texas Representative from 2012; ran for U.S. Senate in 2018, defeated.

— Amy Klobuchar, 60: Minnesota Senator since 2006; former county attorney.

— Sherrod Brown, 66: Ohio Senator since 2006,Ohio Representative, 1993-2007;Ohio Secretary of State, 1983-1991.

— Cory Booker, 49: New Jersey Senator since 2013, Newark mayor, 2006-2013; Yale Law School; Rhodes Scholar.

— Kamala Harris, 56: California Senator since 2016; California Attorney General, 2011-’2017; San Francisco district attorney, 2004-2011.

— Elizabeth Warren, 69: Massachusetts Senator since 2012

— Eric Garcetti, 49: Los Angeles mayor since 2013; Queen’s College, Oxford; London School of Economics.

— Michael Bloomberg, 78: worth $51 billion; New York mayor, 2002-2013; Harvard MBA.

— Steve Bullcock, 54: Montana governor since 2013; Montana Attorney General, 2009-2013.

— John Hicklenlooper, 68: Colorado governor, 2011-2019; Denver mayor, 2003-2011.

— John Delaney, 57: Maryland Representative since 2013; Columbia and Georgetown University.

— Eric Holder, 69: U.S. Attorney General, 2009-2015; U.S. Deputy AG, 1997-2001; U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia, 1993-1997; Judge of Superior Court ofDistrict of Columbia, 1988-1993; Columbia University.

— Jay Inslee, 69: Washington governor since 2013; Washington State Representative, 1999-2012, 1993-1995, 1989-1993; Stanford University

— Terry McAuliffe, 63: Virginia governor 2014-2018; Catholic University and Georgetown University.

— Jeff Merkley, 64: Oregon Senator since 2013; Oregon House of Representatives, 1999-2009; Stanford, Princeton.

— Chris Murphy, 47 – Connecticut Senator since 2013; Connecticut Representative, 2007-2013; Connecticut State Senator, 2003-2007; Connecticut State Representative, 1999-2003; University of Connecticut Law School.

— Martin O’Malley, 57: Maryland governor, 2007-2015; mayor of Baltimore, 1999-2007; Catholic University, University of Maryland.

— Tim Ryan, 47: Ohio Representative since 2003, Ohio State Senator, 2001-2002; UNH Law School.

— Pete Buttigieg, 37: South Bend mayor since 2012; Harvard, Pembroke College, Oxford; Navy veteran.

— Julian Castro, 45: HUD Secretary, 2014-2017; San Antonio, Texas, mayor, 2009-2014; Stanford, Harvard.

Stay tuned.  The next 15 months are going to get a lot more interesting.

Chuck Witt is a retired architect and a lifelong resident of Winchester. He can be reached at chuck740@bellsouth.net.