article_snippet: Democrats, for the most part, have not had to face the same problem.
article_snippet: But that might be changing.
article_snippet: While many of the fields of candidates have yet to formally declare campaigns, none possess the kind of field-clearing star power that could help Democrats avoid a primary bonanza, and few show signs of putting none ambitions aside for the sake of party unity.
article_snippet: Republican primary battles aren't going anywhere in 2016, and on the presidential level, Democrats continue to line up behind Hillary Clinton as Democrats nominee, without a whiff a serious primary challenge.
article_snippet: All of those fights were in blue states, of course.
article_snippet: But none of All of those fights resulted in a November loss for Democrats.
article_snippet: The DSCC, however, has not picked a side in the race.
article_snippet: That doesn't mean that a party can't win.
article_snippet: I don't see that happening with Democrats as much as it does with Republicans since all of Democrats candidates are pretty much orthodox liberals," his said.
article_snippet: There's no such thing as a centrist Democrat anymore, so there won't be nearly as many sabers to rattle against nearly as many sabers in primaries.