Democrats face defining 2020 question: Does defeating President Trump outweigh all else?
WASHINGTON — A gnawing question is coursing through the Democratic Party as its nearly two-dozen candidates crisscross the country: Whether the party’s top goal of defeating Donald Trump is helped or hindered by the forces pulling Democrats this year in a diverse, future-oriented and unabashedly liberal direction.
“There will be a big debate over whether an experienced elected official or a figure of generational change will be best to take on Donald Trump,” said Ben LaBolt, who worked for former President Obama’s campaign and followed him to the White House. At the same time, he said: “We can’t set up litmus tests that take our eye off the prize.”
“If it’s Bernie or Elizabeth, we’ve got trouble,” said former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who is supporting Biden in the primary. Harris or Booker, he added, also could provide “fertile ground” for Trump to effectively characterize 2020 as a choice between re-electing him and turning America into a socialist country, which could alienate some key voters in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio.
“On issue after issue, Joe Biden has chosen the wrong side of history on where the Democratic Party is going,” Shahid said. There’s another difference this year: Traditionally, voters tend to think that whichever candidate they like also happens to be the most electable. In 2016, Clinton’s supporters were convinced she had the best chance, while Sanders’ backers felt the same about him.“For the first time, this year it’s really an independent assessment. People don’t necessarily think the person they’re intrigued with at the moment is the most viable, and they’re really trying to sort it out,” she said.
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