Article snippet: Democrats obsessed with finding a candidate who can defeat MORE are showing a willingness to give up their preferred candidates for the one they believe is the most electable. It's an important trend that will leave many in the Democratic field touting their strengths in a potential general election — and could be particularly helpful to a candidate such as former Vice President MORE, who is expected to put electability at the center of his campaign push when he enters the race next week. A Monmouth University poll in February found that 56 percent of those surveyed preferred electability in a candidate, while 33 percent said they’d prefer a candidate who echoed their beliefs. A Quinnipiac University poll released late last month also showed that age, race and gender “take a back seat” to electability. The electability factor is “being driven by this intense dislike of Trump,” said Celinda Lake, a prominent Democratic pollster who has researched the shift among voters. The results might also explain why three white men are leading the Democratic race, something that has been unsettling to some Democrats who think and want their party to be represented by a nominee who is female, minority or both. Tim Malloy, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac survey, concluded that voters were “hungry for a candidate to take on President Donald Trump” and that this explained how Biden, Senator MORE (I-Vt.) and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (Texas) topped the poll. MORE, t... Link to the full article to read more