Sanders' rise fuels Dems' angst over keeping House control
1 / 4Election 2020 Nervous DemocratsSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Democrats are increasingly anxious about Bernie Sanders and the damage they feel the party's presidential front-runner could do to their prospects of retaining House control. There are also growing questions about what, if anything, Speaker Nancy Pelosi should do about it. WASHINGTON — Sen.
While Sanders suggested recently that a plurality was enough to secure the nomination, Pelosi reiterated the party rules that say the nominee needs the majority plus one. Rep. Tom Malinowski, a freshman from a closely divided New Jersey district, said Democrats have “a simple path” to defeating President Donald Trump by focusing on health care, the economy and a promise that their presidential candidate won't lie. “I don't want to squander that opportunity" by nominating a contender who divides Democrats, he said in an unspoken reference to Sanders.
Asked what Pelosi was doing about Sanders, Peters said, “I hope that we do have a conversation as a party" about his impact on endangered Democrats. Republicans will need to gain 18 seats in November's elections to win House control, assuming they retain three vacant seats held previously by the GOP. Asked if Sanders would cost Democrats the House, Clyburn said, “I don't know if he will or not. It’s not a chance I want to take.”
Underscoring the tricky political terrain they face, several vulnerable Democrats said Wednesday that they would back whoever their party's nominee is, but stopped short of saying they would campaign with Sanders.
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