Bernie Sanders is a good man with good goals, but here is why he will not be the nominee.

I have said from day one that Bernie is a good man with good goals who is saying important things about issues that need saying in a big way, especially campaign finance reform and income inequality. I have also said from day one that he most likely would not be the nominee. His thorough loss in NY last evening only adds to the fate sealed after Super Tuesday in March. In many ways he has run a great campaign and done some really good things with his campaign. But he will not be the nominee. Here is why:

1) He simply did not and still does not have the national stature of Hillary Clinton.

2) He is way too late to the party. He has always been an Indy and has even harshly criticized the Dems. It's hard to come in and win the party's national nomination being so late to join the party. He just hasn't built the support in the party structure and base that Hillary has.

3) He is from a small state and doesn't have the kind of national and international experience base of Hillary Clinton.

4) He barely tailors his message. It is a mono-themed message simply re-cycled from place to place.

5) He is not really building the kind of longterm MOVEMENT necessary for a real "revolution." Just voting in a primary and coming to rallies isn't nearly enough. These college kids need to be in it for the CAUSE and the LONG HAUL, not just for Bernie in the short term.

6) He is simply too VAGUE. He was unable to answer in detail in the NYDN interview, and when you have big ideas you need detailed doable plans and a strong command of all facets of those issues.

7) People want REFORM, not a "socialist revolution." As a self-described socialist he is too far to the left to win the American presidency. People do want meaningful REFORM. But they don't want extreme change.

So again, while I have always admired Bernie and his heart has always been in the right place, he will not be the nominee. Hillary has won states like Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and now NY. She was won many more popular votes, and is way ahead in the pledged delegate count. Bernie would need a miracle to win at this point. He doesn't have to drop out, but any sense of reality proves his chances of being the nominee are very, very low. Hillary will be the nominee, and she is a GREAT candidate who stands head and shoulders above the RePUKES in experience and PROGRESSIVISM.