Article snippet: The impeachment inquiry into MORE has shaken up the Democratic race for the White House. Democratic consultants and strategists say the impeachment inquiry could help some candidates such as Sen. MORE (D-Mass.), who got on the impeachment train early and has been climbing in the polls. The impeachment proceedings could also boost former Vice President MORE — who found himself at the epicenter of the controversy that launched the inquiry — underscoring his claims that he’s the candidate Trump is most wary of facing in a general election. “This is a complicated issue from a political point of view,” Sen. MORE (I-Vt.), who is competing with Biden and Warren for votes, acknowledged at a news conference from Iowa on Tuesday. Impeachment has overshadowed the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, which is suddenly an afterthought on cable news. It has forced candidates to try to bounce press releases off a fast-evolving story to win attention for their campaigns, presenting both opportunities and challenges for second-tier candidates. For those clinging to life, it’s probably bad news, making it almost impossible to win attention. “Talk about the ultimate political earthquake for the 2020 candidates,” one Democratic strategist said. “The impeachment chatter soaked up most of the oxygen this week, and only a couple of candidates really got any airtime,” the strategist continued. “You heard some chatter about Biden because he is at the heart of all of this.... Link to the full article to read more