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And now there are eight. The presidential primary election guide you received in the mail last week listed 13 Democratic candidates and President Donald Trump on the Republican ballot. No minor party candidates qualified.

You have 14 days to complete and turn in your ballot. If you wait till next Wednesday the list of candidates might have shrunk. Voters in 14 states will choose 1,357 delegates in the March 3 Super Tuesday primaries. California alone adds 495. Whether frontrunners are solidified, those consistently at the bottom are running out of money and probably momentum.

Some candidate...