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Bernie Sanders Can Win the Iowa Caucus
By Brent Budowsky (bio below) - 06/15/15 10:00am
Let me be the first commentator to state explicitly what many Democratic insiders fear and many of the most progressive activists in the party yearn for: There is a very real prospect that Senator Bernie Sanders wins an outright victory in the Iowa caucus and pulls off one of the most stunning upsets in modern political history.
At this moment I would put the odds that Mr. Sanders upsets Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus at nearly 40 percent. As someone who can fairly be called a Democratic insider myself, I can report that some of the smartest Democratic strategists in national politics privately believe this but will not publicly state it. I just did.
To fully understand the powerful forces at work within the Democratic Party and national politics, and why Bernie Sanders has suddenly vaulted to a clear second place in the race for the Democratic nomination, lets briefly consider political events in the three days that began last Friday and ended on Sunday.
First, on Friday, President Obama was rebuked by Democrats in the House of Representatives over the fast track trade legislation which ledat least for nowto the bill being defeated in the House....
~Snip~
Read more at http://observer.com/2015/06/bernie-sanders-can-win-the-iowa-caucus/#ixzz3dAlG0y8D
By Brent Budowsky (bio below) - 06/15/15 10:00am
Let me be the first commentator to state explicitly what many Democratic insiders fear and many of the most progressive activists in the party yearn for: There is a very real prospect that Senator Bernie Sanders wins an outright victory in the Iowa caucus and pulls off one of the most stunning upsets in modern political history.
At this moment I would put the odds that Mr. Sanders upsets Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus at nearly 40 percent. As someone who can fairly be called a Democratic insider myself, I can report that some of the smartest Democratic strategists in national politics privately believe this but will not publicly state it. I just did.
To fully understand the powerful forces at work within the Democratic Party and national politics, and why Bernie Sanders has suddenly vaulted to a clear second place in the race for the Democratic nomination, lets briefly consider political events in the three days that began last Friday and ended on Sunday.
First, on Friday, President Obama was rebuked by Democrats in the House of Representatives over the fast track trade legislation which ledat least for nowto the bill being defeated in the House....
~Snip~
Read more at http://observer.com/2015/06/bernie-sanders-can-win-the-iowa-caucus/#ixzz3dAlG0y8D
Brent Budowsky formerly served as policy aide to Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex) and Legislative Director to Rep. Bill Alexander D-Ark.), then Chief Deputy Majority Whip. He holds a law degree from Catholic University, and an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and writes a weekly column for The Hill. Email him at brentbbi@webtv.net
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"Bernie Sanders Can Win the Iowa Caucus" (Original Post)
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Jun 2015
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. No question about it.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)2. Liked and highly Recommended.
The second article I read today that is very positive.
I recommend everyone read it.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)3. I sure hope he does. That would change everything.