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What’s the Democrats' best plan to beat Trump?

Should the party aim to reach swing voters or find new ones by energising the base?

After the results of the Super Tuesday primaries in the United States, two candidates have emerged as front-runners in the battle for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination - Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. But which vision for the future of the party will be the one more likely to deliver electoral success across the nation? One that aims to reach out to swing voters and Republicans, or one that energises the base of the party and attempts to bring new people to the polls? Is history a good indicator of how each candidate would perform in the general election, or has politics in America changed beyond recognition? Can Democrats beat President Trump - and if so, how?

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David KarolÌý- an associate professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland and author of the 2019 book: 'Red, Green, and Blue: The Partisan Divide on Environmental Issues'

Christy Setzer -Ìýa Democratic strategist and the founder of New Heights Communications. She served as a national spokesperson on the presidential campaigns of Vice President Al Gore, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, and Senator Chris Dodd

Karthik Ganapathy -Ìýa veteran ofÌýBernie Sander’s 2016 presidential campaign and co-founder ofÌýthe firm mvmt communications

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Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University

David Frum - a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush

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  • Fri 6 Mar 2020 09:06GMT
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  • Sat 7 Mar 2020 00:06GMT
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  • Sat 7 Mar 2020 03:06GMT
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  • Sat 7 Mar 2020 04:06GMT
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