… Democrats have 19 candidates and counting to pick from ahead of 2020, the most diverse field in American history in terms of gender, race and sexuality. And while they try to pick whom they personally like, they are also doing some serious mental gymnastics around the question of electability — whom their fellow Americans might vote for. …
Many Democrats are working off of one particular data point: When Trump — a white man who very self-consciously portrays himself as hypermasculine, and who had more than a dozen allegations of sexual misconduct against him — defeated the first woman major-party nominee. …
The amount that Democrats are prioritizing “electability” — however they define it — sets 2020 apart.
“It’s very unusual,” said Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. “Normally in the past, electability is a factor. But usually, people think whoever they like best is the most electable.” CONT.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News