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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-- Three candidates stand as the front runners in the race to see which Democrat will face off against U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 elections. But it remains early, and each faces a number of bear traps and fish hooks that could drag them down. The pool of Democrats vying for the nomination is one of the largest in recent memory, with 10 candidates itching to take on Trump in November of next year -- cut from twice that number just days ago. In the lead is former Vice President Joe Biden, followed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. "It's early enough that there are a number of candidates who could join them if they get a few breaks and the current top three have some stumbles," Christopher Galdieri, assistant professor at Saint Anselm College, told Xinhua. Sen. Kamala Harris, an African American woman, is at the top of the list of those who could conceivably overtake the current top three, followed by Pete Buttigieg, mayor of a town in the U.S. state of Indiana, Galdieri noted. Indeed, the top three candidates have a number of hurdles to overcome. For Biden, perhaps his biggest problem is the fact that he is in his mid-70s. Many younger Democratic voters would prefer a younger candidate and a fresher face, rather than someone who already spent eight years in the White House. Biden is also particularly prone to gaffes, which appear to be catching up with him, as a number of news outlets have highlighted a few tall tales he told last week. | 
