would believe Sanders' promises that he could mount a viable campaign, nor that those gullible people would rabidly turn on good Democrats like John Lewis or anyone else who endorsed Clinton. Heck, those rabid supporters even threw Elizabeth Warren under the bus for not endorsing Sanders.

And as much as people will argue the point until they're blue in the face, I'm sure plain old sexism has played a part as well.

I've thought from the beginning that if Sanders were a woman he wouldn't have made it past the first debate.

It takes controversy to draw an audience.

It's from a year ago, and I think its interesting that things sort of have played out the way they were talking about. Not vetting Sanders while aggressively vetting her also strikes me as helpful to Republicans and harmful to her bid. I haven't looked into the sources quality. But things have played out how they said and I think that's just really interesting.

(I don't think it's a grand conspiracy though, I actually think it's playing out this way because of systemic sexism. I think if women had greater control and ownership in media it would play out differently with bias still present, but not so severe as it is.)


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It's official: Hillary Clinton now faces two looming campaign challengers, Republicans and their allies in the press. But don't take my word for it. The anti-Clinton press campaign is now an open secret in the media, and it marks a whole new chapter in campaign journalism.
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Journalists traditionally wave off any allegations of unfair treatment for particular candidates and insist the claims are nothing more than sour grapes, or partisan plots to boost the candidate's chances. Instead, scribes claim, they always play campaigns down the middle.

But in a new twist, some members of the Beltway press corps are stepping forward to announce categorically that Hillary Clinton, despite her envious standing, is the obvious target of media derision. And that the press is actively trying to harm her campaign.

"The national media has never been more primed to take down Hillary Clinton," Politico's Dylan Byers observed late last week, as he surveyed the unfolding campaign season. The same press corps, he added, stands poised to "elevate a Republican candidate."