'Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg's financial resources and ability to appeal to moderates might make him a strong challenger against Trump,' write Robert Alexander and Lauren Copeland for CNNOpinion
Robert Alexander, director of the Institute for Civics and Public Policy and professor of political science at Ohio Northern University. He is the author of"Representation and the Electoral College." Follow him on Twitter: @onuprof. Lauren Copeland is an associate director of the Community Research Institute and assistant professor of political science at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. She is also the Editor of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
More than two dozen Democrats have campaigned to be the party's nominee for 2020. The field has winnowed considerably, but on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, it's still not clear who will go head-to-head with President Donald Trump in November. Although Joe Biden remains the frontrunner nationally, Bernie Sanders has been rising steadily in recent polls, which has created quite a stir among many Democrats.
Polls have consistently shown that beating Trump is viewed as the most important issue for Democrats. Typically, Democrats are twice as likely to support a candidate who can beat Trump even if the candidate doesn't share their views. The Sanders surge has generated concern among some partisans that he may be the most vulnerable Democrat to compete against Trump, given that a majority of Americans have unfavorable views of socialism -- which is associated with the Sanders candidacy.Robert M.
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