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Democrats face new civil war in primary fight
 [The Hill] The bell has rung on round two of the Democratic Party’s civil war.Former Vice President Joe Biden’s entry into the 2020 presidential primary sets the stage for another knockdown, drag-out fight between the establishment wing of the party and the ascendant left, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). That showdown threatens to tear open old wounds the party suffered in the bitter 2016 primary contest between Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Party leaders have tried to move on from that divisive episode, but there are still deep wells of suspicion and distrust between mainstream Democrats and the left. "The civil war that started in 2016 never ended," said one veteran Democratic hand. "It’s still going on." The 2016 primary contest left liberals fuming at what they viewed as establishment interference in the race, underscored by the hacked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that showed favoritism toward Clinton. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-28 |
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