VOA常速英语:民主党候选人众多 选谁对抗特朗普尚不可知

Among the latest Democrats to officially announce a presidential bid is South Bend Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. The force is changing our country today. Our tectonic forces had helped to explain what made this current presidency even possible. That’s why this time it’s not just about winning an election. It’s about winning an era.

Buttigieg who is openly gay has risen from obscurity to being a contender in recent polls. In the early contests states of Iowa and New Hampshire, Buttigieg has also had success in raising money as has California Senator Kamala Harris. And like many of the Democratic contenders, Harris focuses much of her attention on President Trump.
We cannot afford to have a president in the United States who stokes, who stokes, the hate and the division. We can’t.
Also among those working to gain visibility in the crowded Democratic field, our New Jersey senator Cory Booker, California congressman Eric Swa Wales and Ohio congressman Tim Ryan, And I’m running for president - first and foremost try to bring this country back together.
Democratic voters have lots of choices but are most eager to find someone who can beat Trump, says pollster John Zogby. Who do they do with it? Do they do with a progressive candidate or a mainstream candidate. That’s one question. Do they do it with an older traditional candidate or a young face.
But a large field lacking a clear front-runner is a recipe for a long and potentially nasty campaign, says Jim Kessler. I think it’ll be one of the most negative campaigns we’ve ever seen in a Democratic primary, because you’ve got 15 16 candidates out there that feel like unless 2 or 3 of them are really dragged down. I have absolutely no chance.
Some of the Democratic contenders are less focused on Trump and more interested in bringing lasting change to the country, says Elaine Kamark. I think Democrats are going to run on inequality and the economic growth, and that’s what they should be running on, because those are the issues really facing the country that have not been adjusted or not been dealt with.
A clear front-runner could be former Vice President Joe Biden. He has yet to announce but is expected to join the Democratic field in the coming weeks. Biden and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders currently lead in the polls. Sanders led all the Democratic contenders in fund raising for the first quarter of this year.
Jim Malone VOA news Washington.