On the menu today: a deep dive into whether Bernie Sanders or Mike Bloomberg would lose more Democrats to Donald Trump in the general election; the critics of the former New York City mayor on the left and on the right start to see the same traits; and the Democratic National Committee apparently doesn’t want you to watch their debates after tonight.

The Democrats’ Conundrum: Does Bloomberg or Sanders Keep the Party More Unified?

Assume, for a moment, that the Democratic primary comes down to a choice between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg. (Some might argue that it already has; yesterday the Bloomberg News organization reported an exclusive that the Bloomberg presidential campaign organization believed that the race already came down to Sanders and the Bloomberg presidential candidate. That strikes me as premature, as well as far too many “Bloomberg” monikers in one sentence.)

That said, former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe contends ...

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Bloomberg Is Concerning to Both the Left and Right

On the menu today: a deep dive into whether Bernie Sanders or Mike Bloomberg would lose more Democrats to Donald Trump in the general election; the critics of the former New York City mayor on the left and on the right start to see the same traits; and the Democratic National Committee apparently doesn’t want you to watch their debates after tonight.

The Democrats’ Conundrum: Does Bloomberg or Sanders Keep the Party More Unified?

Assume, for a moment, that the Democratic primary comes down to a choice between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg. (Some might argue that it already has; yesterday the Bloomberg News organization reported an exclusive that the Bloomberg presidential campaign organization believed that the race already came down to Sanders and the Bloomberg presidential candidate. That strikes me as premature, as well as far too many “Bloomberg” monikers in one sentence.)

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