'Crash and burn': House Democrats cheer Biden's thumping of Bernie

[RandySF]

The House’s most endangered Democrats let out a deep exhale on Wednesday after Joe Biden seized back his frontrunner status for the presidential nomination — and brightened prospects for their majority in 2020.

The former vice president’s surprisingly forceful showing on Super Tuesday over Sen. Bernie Sanders instantly eased anxieties among a large faction of the Democratic Caucus who feared a self-described socialist atop the ticket could cost them the House they took just two years ago.

I think there’s a lot of Democrats in our caucus who think we’ve got a standard-bearer who can not only win in November, but protect our majority in the House and give us an opportunity to win the Senate,” said Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), who emerged victorious in his own primary on Tuesday.

Others were blunter.

“I was certainly glad to see Bernie crash and burn,” said Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), who supported Mike Bloomberg before the former New York mayor dropped out of the race on Wednesday morning. “Bernie was much weaker everywhere than what people said.”




https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/04/house-democrats-joe-biden-win-121097