Democrats Are Fighting A Civil War, And Bernie Sanders Started It
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Democrats Are Fighting A Civil War, And Bernie Sanders Started It Democrats desperately want to retake the House in November, not just to thwart President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, but to launch countless investigations under the guise of oversight. However, their most stubborn obstacle to achieving this goal isn't President Trump or the Republican Party. The biggest obstacle actually sits inside their own party. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has spent this cycle bankrolling primary challengers against sitting Democrats, and the fight has split the party into two camps that can barely stand each other. Sanders recently announced plans to defeat a sitting House Democrat from North Carolina who belongs to the Congressional Black Caucus. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries called Sanders personally to warn him off interfering in House primaries during a midterm year that could decide control of Congress, CNN reported, citing three Democrats familiar with the previously unreported call. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.) sat in on that call and told the outlet that Sanders showed little concern about the warning. The call came just before Rep. Valerie Foushee defeated primary challenger Nida Allam in North Carolina in March. Jeffries later declined to describe the exchange beyond calling it honest. Sanders sits at the height of his influence in Democratic politics right now, which makes the timing of this civil war particularly inconvenient for a party trying to project unity heading into the fall. The dispute comes down to a simple question: should Democrats run candidates who can actually win swing districts, or candidates who fire up the base and risk losing everyone else? Sanders has chosen one side, and the establishment the other. He has endorsed more than 90 candidates this cycle and helped topple House incumbents in New York City and Colorado. Of the 60 Sanders-backed candidates whose races have concluded, 42 have won, including 10 of 16 federal candidates. Sen
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Intra-party divisions within the Democratic Party are deepening as Senator Bernie Sanders actively intervenes in the primaries. Sanders has endorsed over 90 progressive candidates in this election cycle, already unseating incumbents in New York and Colorado. This deals a major blow to Democratic internal unity ahead of the battle to retake the House. Investors should monitor political themes and related policy shifts driven by growing election uncertainty.
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- Political Themes — The intensification of intra-party civil war and the proliferation of candidates weaken the Democratic Party's electoral competitiveness, increasing uncertainty regarding policy momentum.
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