Harry Jaffe: Two running for D.C. mayor are good — too good?

By Harry Jaffe

Published March 19, 2013 4:00am ET

By Saturday there will be two candidates who plan to run for mayor in 2014. Well, one and a half.

Muriel Bowser, who represents Ward 4 on the city council, is scheduled to announce her candidacy. Tommy Wells, Ward 6 council member, has launched an “exploratory committee” to test the waters. From all I can gather, Wells is in, so let’s consider the field so far: Bowser, Wells and perhaps one more.