you could tell she was really touched by the guy who showed her a picture of his kids, and then asked her about her stance on coal. By the way, he gave that picture to her.

the willingness to listen.

Why should he listen to others when he knows BEST?

Bernie's behavior demonstrate that he is more at the "ME" part of emotional intelligence than at the "Others" part.

Lecturing and finger pointing don't make people come around to your point of view. That is why Sanders has nothing to show for his decades in Congress.

engaging with these people on the issues.

they want to impose their will no matter what. Do they adjust their message to attract more support? Never. Do they adjust their tone so they come off less like snobbish know-it-alls? Ha, as if! Do they give a little to get a little? No, they'd rather have nothing than something.

But rest assured, they know exactly who they'd target the minute they're in power. First, all their enemies. Second, all their allies. Don't take my word for it, go read about the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution. It happened then, and they'd repeat the beheadings in a heartbeat if they could get away with it now.

I consider myself a liberal, but as far as I'm concerned, we should be avoiding fringe leftists, not placating them. They are not our allies.

Sanders and company give progressives a bad name. They are definitely, unfortunately, and irreparably hurting the progressive brand. I believe O'Malley is a different kind of progressive. He was and is a master of give and take dialogue. And he is a life-long Democrat. But the uncompromising "progressive" wing of the Democratic party chose Sanders. All that is history at this point, so we move forward with Hillary, who is far more democratic and far less authoritarian than Bernie.

And she will win tonight!

goes about helping people solve them. She truly is a public servant first and "politician" second.

It served her well in her Senate race, and it's serving her well now.

She sat and talked and listened to my wife's concerns back in 08 and I have been a huge supporter of her since that day.