距离2020年总统大选可能还有超过一年的时间，不过民主党候选人的战场已经显得有些拥挤了。

印第安纳州南本德市的市长皮特·布蒂吉格在周三宣布组建总统竞选考察委员会，成为了最新的一位候选人。不过可能还会有更多人加入这个如今已有九人的战场，竞争民主党的提名。

胜者将与共和党的总统唐纳德·特朗普在他预想的连任竞选上展开角逐，除非共和党的另一位候选人脱颖而出，挤掉了特朗普的位置。

已宣布的候选人

在去年12月组建总统竞选考察委员会之后，前圣安东尼奥市长和奥巴马政府官员朱利安·卡斯特罗在1月12日宣布参加竞选。纽约州参议院柯尔斯顿·吉利布兰德在1月15日的《科尔伯特晚间秀》（The Late Show with Stephen Colbert）上也宣布了组建总统竞选考察委员会。

加利福尼亚州参议院卡马拉·哈里斯在马丁·路德·金日宣布了她的打算，马萨诸塞州参议院伊丽莎白·沃伦则在新年前夜宣布了参选决定。

还有一系列不那么有名的民主党候选人同样宣布了角逐总统的计划，包括夏威夷州众议员图尔西·加伯德、前马里兰州众议员约翰·德兰尼、前西弗吉尼亚州参议员理查德·奥赫达和企业家杨安泽。

潜在的候选人

还有其他许多杰出的共和党人被认为是潜在的候选人。其中包括前副总统乔·拜登。也有人推测希拉里·克林顿可能会作第三次尝试。前纽约市市长和前共和党员迈克尔·布隆伯格这次也可能作为民主党员参选。

其他可能的候选人还包括新泽西州参议员科里·布克、佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯、俄亥俄州参议员谢罗德·布朗、明尼苏达州参议员艾米·克洛布彻、蒙大拿州州长史蒂夫·布洛克、前科罗拉多州州长约翰·希肯卢珀、前弗吉尼亚州州长特里·麦克奥利弗、洛杉矶市长埃里克·贾希提和前得克萨斯州众议员贝托·欧洛克。（财富中文网）

译者：严匡正

The 2020 presidential election may still be more than a year away, but the field of Democratic candidates is already crowded.

While Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the latest candidate—he announced a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday—more are likely to join the field of nine now vying for their party’s nomination.

The victor will run against Republican President Donald J. Trump in his presumed reelection bid, unless another GOP nominee surfaces to edge out the incumbent.

Announced

On Jan. 12, former San Antonio Mayor and Obama administration official Julian Castro announced his bid after forming an exploratory committee in December. On Jan. 15, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert announced her exploratory committee.

California Sen. Kamala Harris declared her intentions on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren put forth her candidacy on New Year’s Eve.

A number of lesser-known Democratic candidates have also announced their intentions to run for president, including Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, former West Virginia state Sen. Richard Ojeda, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

Potential Candidates

There are a number of other prominent Democrats considered potential candidates. They include former Vice President Joe Biden. There’s also speculation Hillary Clinton may try to see if the third time’s a charm. Former New York City Mayor—and former Republican—Michael Bloomberg could run as a Democrat.

Other prospective candidates include New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke.