The anxiety is palpable to former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu: "I can see it, I can feel it, I can hear it," he noted in the Times. Politics Trump Calls Syria Cease-Fire 'Permanent,' Lifts Sanctions on Turkey (She also noted that there are calls for her husband to reconsider.) "There's more anxiety than ever," Connie Schultz, the journalist and spouse of the aforementioned Ohio Sen.
This week, pieces in both the New York Times and Washington Post put the concerns of some high-profile Democrats on full display. While he favors more poll-tested policy positions, he has less experience on the national stage, is the mayor of a town of only about 100,000 people, has had his own challenges during his tenure winning over people of color that have translated to this campaign - and he's only 37 years old. There is buzz again around South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg after a strong debate performance and a sizable bank of cash on hand ($30 million). And nothing polls worse for a characteristic of a candidate, an NBC/ WSJ poll found, than a socialist or someone older than 75. But his favorability ratings with a general-election electorate are not good, as a recent NPR/ PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found. Bernie Sanders retains a loyal following, and he continues to be a fundraising juggernaut with the love and admiration of young progressives. (Whether Warren's gender would help or hurt her is an arguable point worthy of another column.) And there's the complication of no woman ever having been president of the United States. Elizabeth Warren is seen as too liberal by some, especially because of her support for Medicare for All as a replacement to private insurance.
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