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Mark Kelly’s military and engineering background boosts his prospects
“He's an engineer... he was an astronaut and a veteran, and he's determined to take advantage of the moment.”
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Rahm Emanuel occupies the centrist, truth-telling Democratic lane
“There's really nobody in the pure Clinton tell-the-party-hard-truths lane except for Rahm Emanuel.”
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Pete Buttigieg lacks necessary support from black voters
“He has negligible support amongst black voters, and black voters play a huge role in the Democratic nomination fight.”
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AOC remains the leader of the Sanders progressive wing
“The Democrat default will be to nominate someone from the Sanders wing of the party, she's it right now.”
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Democrats worry identity politics creates unnecessary electoral risk
“It's too serious an election... the experience of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris says it's just not worth the risk.”