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    Bernie Sanders' rise worries centrist Democrats in Congress

    by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Feb 18, 2020 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders' position atop the field of candidates hoping to replace President Donald Trump in November has some members of the Democratic Party worried that his liberal policies would cost them control of the House and a chance at grabbing the Senate from Republicans this fall.

    They argue that while Sanders' nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate would drive enthusiasm among liberal voters eager to defeat Trump, it would be a dramatic liability in conservative parts of the country where Democrats recently won seats that gave them control of the House.

    "That scares the daylights out of me," said Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif., who

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