As noted earlier, the only candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, Josh Mahony, withdrew a few hours after the primary filing deadline had closed.  This article says the party can replace him if he has a “serious health” problem.

When Mahony withdrew, he said there are “family health concerns” but he did not specify whose health he was talking about.

Meanwhile, this story suggests that Mahony withdrew after he was informed that the Republican Party had done opposition research on him, and found damaging information.  The story says the party had this information before the filing deadline, but did not communicate it until after the hearing.

Here is the list of the seventeen Democratic presidential candidates who will be listed on the Alabama 2020 presidential primary.  The only name on the list who is not on in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary is Michael R. Bloomberg.

Candidates need 500 signatures to be on an Alabama presidential primary ballot.  Any registered voter may sign.

Public Policy Polling has taken a poll in New York state on whether the state should make it more difficult for parties to be ballot-qualified.  The results are that 64% are opposed; 25% are in favor; and 10% are undecided.  See this story.

The proposal, pushed by some leaders of the Democratic Party, would increase the number of votes for a group to be a qualified party, from 50,000 votes for Governor, to 150,000.