USA: Sanders’ rise fuels Dems’ angst over keeping House control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ascendancy as Democrats’ leading presidential hopeful fueled growing unease Wednesday, as lawmakers openly expressed anxiety that the self-proclaimed democratic socialist could cost them House control and questions abounded over what party leaders should do.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., projected calm — and neutrality — as she batted away reporters’ queries about whether it was time for her to try thwarting Sanders to protect her party’s majority.