Article snippet: Democratic lawmakers were left shaken and worried by Wednesday night’s bruising presidential debate, which left some fearing the fight will hurt the party and result in a damaged nominee. Senate Democrats are frustrated that candidates are spending too much time and effort attacking each other for relatively small policy differences, while not focusing their ire on MORE. They worry the intraparty food fight is overshadowing what they see as the main goal: Drawing a clear contrast between the Democratic candidates and Trump on health care and other key issues. “I’m of the view that we have always been a party of ideas,” said Sen. MORE (Calif.). “I think everybody should sort of consider that.” She said there is “concern” within the caucus of the increasingly vicious attacks, particularly against the front-runner, former Vice President MORE. “People take sides and then they become hypersensitive and that just makes divisions all over the party and we don’t want that,” she said. “I want every one of our candidates to do well.” Sen. MORE (D-Conn.) blamed the debate moderators for much of the negativity. “I think these debates are really silly,” he said. “Just the incessant focus on these relative minor divisions between candidates might make for good TV but I don’t think gives people an accurate portrayal of the stakes of this election.” Senate Democratic Leader MORE (N.Y.) also voiced concern about the tone of the debates, in what could have been a signal to the can... Link to the full article to read more