Most of them had no intention of being nominated. It was just about money laundering.

Inslee, as an example, even said in the beginning of his campaign that it wasn't about winning, he said he just wanted to bring global warming into the conversation. In truth, it wasn't even about that. His whole campaign was designed to raise money that would then conveniently disappear, into his back pocket. This was the driver for nearly all the 27. If any of them had come close to being nominated, they would have been horrified at the thought. Running a successful campaign is no way to make money.