The search for the anti-Trump candidate

Defeating Donald Trump has been an obsession with the Democratic Party since the Republican president's inauguration in 2017. The primaries for choosing the Democratic candidate, which started in the small state of Iowa in February, should point to a viable name to beat the president. But they were far from reaching consensus. On the contrary, they widened the doubts in the legend. They showed the favoritism of Bernie Sanders, from the left wing of the party, and the decline of former Vice President Joe Biden, increasingly distant from leading the opposition. This opened an avenue for millionaire Michael Bloomberg to establish himself as the great moderate candidate - the one with real chances of defeating the current favorite president.

Bloomberg has grown rapidly, and has already reached second place in the Democrats' favor. He chose not to participate in the initial four primaries (which choose less than 4% of the delegates), and will enter the race only on Super Tuesday, on March 3, when 14 states go to the polls. With a fortune that exceeds $ 60 billion, he is willing to invest up to $ 1 billion out of his own pocket to beat Trump, which has led opponents to say that he wants to "buy the election". In a strategy to strengthen his candidacy, he raised his tone and exchanged insults with the president, whom he called "clown". However, he will need to overcome the image linked to New York, which he managed, and to bankers, away from workers in deep America.

After leading the Democrats' polls for almost a year, Joe Biden is in a delicate position. It did not pass fourth place in the first primaries - and the situation is expected to repeat itself in Nevada's caucus on Saturday 22. The results put his campaign in crisis. He expects the black community to join, but he has growing difficulties in getting funds for the campaign, which says a lot about his chances. A surprise in the moderate field is Pete Buttigieg. He cultivates the image of a "new Obama" - that is, a young outsider with charisma who manages to renew the party's speech. It is a surprising triumph, since, at 37, he is the first openly gay postulant to be among the pre-candidates. His tight victory in the Iowa primary, and second place in New Hampshire, next to winner Bernie Sanders, turned his nomination into a concrete possibility, but it also brought all the competitors together against him. Even Trump's allies, realizing his potential, began to harass him with homophobic attacks. A veteran of the war, Buttigieg is a moderate voice - he preaches fiscal prudence and decreasing the public deficit, which exploded under Trump. But he is inexperienced on the national scene. The curriculum has only the management of a medium-sized city in the state of Indiana. Another moderate name with little chance is Senator Amy Klobuchar. But he is inexperienced on the national scene. The curriculum has only the management of a medium-sized city in the state of Indiana. Another moderate name with little chance is Senator Amy Klobuchar. But he is inexperienced on the national scene. The curriculum has only the management of a medium-sized city in the state of Indiana. Another moderate name with little chance is Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Who consolidates his position is Bernie Sanders. Trump is rooting for his victory, as the Vermont senator defines himself as a socialist and attacks pillars of American society, proposing greater state intervention and taxing the wealthy. That's what scares the Democratic elite. For the party leadership, Sanders is the recipe for giving Trump re-election. However, the 78-year-old politician captivates the party's youth wing. The primacy in the left wing is also contested by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has proposals similar to those of Sanders, as free health for all. But it has obtained disappointing results. With the senator's lead, Democrats are at a crossroads. If they can't find the right name to defeat Donald Trump, the president can extend his nationalist, xenophobic and privileged agenda to the wealthy for a second term.