The Democratic civil war is just getting started for Chuck Schumer
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Chuck Schumer's headaches may only be getting started after the Senate minority leader's handpicked candidate to take down Sen.
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Chuck Schumer's headaches may only be getting started after the Senate minority leader's handpicked candidate to take down Sen
Here's a guide to the biggest upcoming Democratic Senate primaries that exemplify the party's civil war
Even though Schumer (D-N.Y.) whiffed in Maine and faces messy primaries soon, he also successfully recruited top Democratic candidates in Ohio, Alaska and North Carolina
Progressive candidates are mounting serious, well-funded campaigns against more traditional Democrats in Senate primaries across the country
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Progressive candidates are mounting serious, well-funded campaigns against more traditional Democrats in Senate primaries across the country. Moderate Democrats are worried that progressive candidates, especially those with baggage, will hurt their chances of flipping key Senate seats if nominated. Progressives argue that party leaders are relying on an outdated, cookie-cutter formula to determine who is "electable. After oyster farmer Graham Platner became the Democrats' presumptive Senate nominee in Maine over Gov.