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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Politics
Alex Roarty

2020 Democrats keep shifting left. Moderates fret they'll shift even further at next debate

WASHINGTON _ Bob Buckhorn remembers sitting at home in Florida last month watching the first Democratic presidential debate _ and openly worrying about what he was seeing.

The former centrist Democratic mayor of Tampa said the candidates were lurching much too far to the left on key policy issues, damaging the party's chances of defeating President Donald Trump during next year's election.

"I don't think most Americans are comfortable with some of what they heard last debate," Buckhorn said. "And I think it's unfortunate."

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