2020 Democrats to meet party insiders they may need at convention

Chances for a brokered Democratic National Convention next summer are slim but just big enough for candidates to make their case in person to the party insiders who could help decide the nomination if the primary process and large field produce gridlock.

The Democratic National Committee has invited 2020 White House hopefuls to address the body’s summer meeting scheduled from Aug. 22 through Aug. 24 in San Francisco. Officially, it’s a Democratic Party version of a get-to-know-you event. But in a field of more than 25 contenders, some are already eyeing the possibility that nobody will break through and earn enough delegates to win the nomination cleanly.