Democrats are settling in for a long and brutal presidential primary season that could conclude at the DNC in July, raising fears that five more months of party infighting could boost the prospects of President Trump
Democrats are settling in for a long and brutal presidential primary season that could conclude at the Democratic National Convention in July, raising fears that five more months of party infighting could boost the prospects of President Donald Trump.
And the field remains crowded: Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are competing for the left; Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Bloomberg are competing for the center and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg is trying to bridge the gap. Some Democrats think the anxiety might not be such bad thing. Despite his divisive rhetoric and generally low approval ratings, Trump is an incumbent president and presides over a good economy. And after the party’s certainty that Trump was a terrible candidate in 2016 and Hillary Clinton would waltz to victory, a bit of a freak-out might be warranted.“Primaries make people nervous. Primaries are the most painful races in politics,” said Sen.
“It’s likely to be a long primary process. And fortunately, we’ve built our campaign for the long haul,” Warren said. Now the biggest story is an increasingly ugly Democratic primary, the prospect of a contested convention and a bruised general election candidate. Most Senate Democrats are expressing confidence that anyone from Sanders to Bloomberg can beat Trump, and few of them buy into the idea that Sanders will be a disaster. Senate Democrats also don’t appear worried about any down-ballot consequences; only a couple incumbents are expected to face tough races at the moment.But the alarm about Sanders and the potential threat to the House majority is palpable on the other side of the Capitol.
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