Washington, March 3 (AFP/APP): And then there were five.The Democratic Party set records last year for the size and diversity of its field of candidates seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. Fast-forward to Super Tuesday, when 14 states vote in what could be the most consequential day of the nomination race, and the party has just five hopefuls left in the fight. Three have called it quits since Saturday, while the top three remainings are all septuagenarian white men. So where do the five candidates stand as the party struggles to find a leader who can unite its competing factions and defeat Trump in November? – Bernie Sanders – Sanders, 78, had been the clear winner of the nomination battle until recently, emerging as the frontrunner after early votes in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. But on Saturday he finished a distant second in South Carolina’s primary behind Joe Biden, raising the prospect of a comeback by the former vice president. The success of Sanders, a leftist senator from Vermont, has generated alarm among party moderates who fear his policies are too radical and make him an easy target for Trump. “They’re getting nervous,” Sanders told rally attendees Sunday in … Continue reading Who’s in, who’s out in Democratic White House race