Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumThe tide of this election turned this evening
It turned because of all the reasons discussed elsewhere. WHAT and WHO turned however I will assert right here, right now.
THE WHAT
Bernie is now proven the by far and away most electable candidate the Democrats can put up to prevent a Trump or a Cruz presidency. Everyone knows it. It is over for Hillary Clinton.
THE WHO
The Democratic leadership and their investors, they are not stupid. They are, however, every bit as afraid of a Trump or Cruz presidency as the republicon leadership.
putitinD
(1,551 posts)jalan48
(13,871 posts)I'm not sure however that the investors are afraid of Trump. In the end their loyalty will lie with their money. The Wall Street financiers appear to have very few ethics and if the choice is between a Democratic Socialist who will raise their taxes and a Neo- Fascist who won't, I fear they will choose Fascism-it happened in Germany in the 1930's.
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)More than once, I muttered to myself during commercials, "She can't slow his roll. Nothing she hurls at him sticks."
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)win the presidency than a progressive.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)and it's sad, but I believe it to be true.
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)"not stoopid." I think they are stoopid beyond belief. But the Democratic Leadership knows that they wield great power. And those with great power don't have to be all that smart, but they do need to be careful.
And they know the same corporations that back them also back the media, so they had what they thought is a winning battle plan - simply keep Bernie's name from being mentioned.
And the leadership does know that the media and their officials must do whatever can be done to minimize his chances. Steal some caucus primary wins, steal some votes. Know the media is only going to go with whatever announcement the top officials of the Democratic Party announce.
But tonight might will be a game changer.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)The excitement for his revolution cannot be tamped down. It is CONTAGIOUS.
CONTAGIOUS.
We are so lucky to live in the time when an HONEST and HUMBLE man has the courage to present himself for our highest office.
It's even better than JFK and RFK, because they had money, position, and many friends.