When state Rep. Ruwa Romman entered the 2026 Democratic primary field Monday, she became her party’s seventh announced candidate for governor. That says something about the Democrats’ enthusiasm for next year, if not their chances.

The size of the Democratic field is particularly notable when you consider that U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath has already dropped out of a planned race for governor due to family health problems, and at least two big names, two-time party nominee Stacey Abrams and Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, are said to be still considering a run.

The large field may not be as much a measure of Democratic confidence in next year’s general election as it is a sign that the days of holding a place for one candidate or another are over, which is obviously not an encouraging sign for Abra

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