I was talking with my wife, and she asked how many people were running for the Republican Presidential nomination, so we went to the Wiki, and we came up with a count, 16, possibly as many as 19. (List with status key after the break)

She then asked how many Democrats are running, and I said 3, Clinton, Sanders, and O’Malley.

She jokingly suggested that I change parties to Republican, because I had more charges, and I replied, “Nope.  I want to vote against Hillary Clinton. ……… No, that’s not actually true. I want to vote for Bernie Sanders.”

And then it hit me:  I actually want to vote for Bernie Sanders.

This is the first time that I’ve actually wanted to vote for a Presidential candidate in at least a dozen years.

It’s a strange feeling. ……… It’s a good feeling, but it’s a strange feeling.

List of ‘Phant candidates.

1. Jeb Bush^*
2. Ben Carson^*
3. Ted Cruz^*
4. Carly Fiorina^*
5. Lindsey Graham^*
6. Mike Huckabee^*
7. George Pataki^*
8. Rand Paul^*
9. Rick Perry^*
10. Marco Rubio^*
11. Rick Santorum^*
12. Donald Trump^*
13. Bobby Jindal^†
14. Scott Walker^†
15. Chris Christie^‡
16. John Kasich^‡
17. Bob “Badhair” Ehrlich^€
18. Jim Gilmore^€
19. Peter King^€

* = Officially running
† = To make it official shortly.
‡ = Formed a PAC or a 529, so basically running, if not for President, then for Veep.
€ = Made noises, but nothing official.