The Democratic candidates are literally bumping into each other on the trail.

Sen. Bernie Sanders with Sen. Sherrod Brown.
(Photo: Nicole Craine/Bloomberg)

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, one of the 12 top candidates in the crowded Democratic presidential primary, spent a lot of time last weekend with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who says he is going to make a decision about whether to enter the fold by the end of this month. The pair both attended an oyster roast thrown by the Dorchester County Democratic Party in South Carolina on Saturday. Then they ended up on the same flight en route to the “Bloody Sunday” civil rights anniversary ceremonies in Selma, Ala., on Saturday night where they were accompanied by yet another presidential candidate — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

It was a dramatic illustration of just how packed the Democratic primary is going to be and an indication the many hopefuls will find themselves in close quarters over the next year or more. The situation can prove fraught. Over the past few months, as we saw a spate of splashy announcements, staffers worked frantically behind the scenes to ensure their candidate wasn’t double booked and could have a moment alone in the spotlight. But even as they’re bumping into each other on the campaign trail, many of the Democratic candidates insist the crowded race will be a cordial one.

Brown’s curly mop of hair shook with laughter as he told reporters about the odd spectacle of his politically star-studded trip to Alabama at a breakfast event in Selma on Sunday.

By Hunter Walker.

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