Posted on 05/23/2016 10:28:53 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Sen. Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton by 12 points in last Tuesday's Oregon Democratic primary. It was an unusual victory in that Clinton's nomination is already a done deal.
Sanders has no hope of catching the Democratic establishment's chosen champion. Even he knows superdelegates, party guardians of the status quo, are not going to defect from a candidate who has the most votes and earned delegates.
Yet not only did Oregon reject Clinton at this late stage, but Kentucky, viewed by most as a relatively safe state for her, very nearly went to Sanders as well. Her 1,900-vote, 0.5 percentage-point margin will probably hold. But it's not a ringing endorsement, more a resigned acceptance of the lifeless Democratic queen anointed long ago by the party episcopacy.
On their own, Tuesday's results and Sanders' recent wins in Indiana and West Virginia might not signify much. But combine this with the bitter chaos that enveloped the Nevada Democratic convention last weekend, and suddenly Democrats seem to be at risk from a party-unity problem not unlike that afflicting Republicans.
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Sanders has vowed to take his fight all the way to the convention, no matter how much it weakens Clinton for the general election. The problem has become sufficiently serious to bestir Vice President Joe Biden into denying that it exists (a sure sign of trouble), saying, "There is no fundamental split in the Democratic Party."
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Clinton is a lamentably unattractive candidate, ill-suited to uniting Democrats. Her unfavorability is now reaching an all-time high, even worse than that of Trump on the GOP side. Unpopularity is not a vice, but it often reflects a candidate's vices. Clinton sowed mendacity, insincerity and venality and is now reaping dislike, disdain or at best indifference.
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Big business and foreign governments have bought and paid for the hag to be in the WH, I seriously doubt they will just give up on their investment. They get their way even if people have to die.
Hillary is going to have to nominate Sanders for VP in order to unify her party. Trump can throw a monkey wrench in that strategy by nominating an Hispanic. If Trump nominates an Hispanic then Hillary will have to nominate an Hispanic. But Sanders is not Hispanic.
Sanders does not want it.
“Just like the Republicans”—not.
Bernie is winning his share of primaries and vows to fight to the convention floor.
Trump’s opponents have discontinued their campaigns and thrown in the tool.
The disarray is in one party—the media needs to deal with it.
Hillary Clinton is destroying the Democrat Party.
What will her next crime be?
Are all Democrats just lying thieves?
This is the best year I’ve had since I was a kid!
She’ll have to win the old fashioned way then.
She’ll buy it.
Hello Student Loan Forgiveness and Paid Family Leave.
Rush was saying this morning that the Hildabeast received 21 million dollars in speaking fees in the two years preceding her presidential run. These were from banks and wall street firms. It is very unlikely she dispensed anything other than support and praise to the bankers and brokers. Though the mainstream media will ignore this, the internet and Republicans will make sure the party and especially Bernie supporters will learn of it. Game over.
Nice to see the real enemy having problems.
Snopes has debunked the chair-throwing
Snopes can’t be trusted on anything even remotely political.
“Clinton sowed mendacity, insincerity and venality and is now reaping dislike, disdain or at best indifference.”
Exactly right. The Democrats are gravely paying a heavy price for their submission to Clinton Inc. and are facing a painful choke on this remaining poison pill of a candidate in her last election cycle.
The down-ticket damage should be great fun, too.
... but he wants to live
He won’t do it. His supporters will defect.
The aspect ratio of Clinton image was compromised (stretched verttically).
Not yet. They're welcoming Cruz with open arms to come over to their side. He'll be there shortly.
How long before Hillary pulls out the old FJB appellation?
Trump’s getting to be like Apple. Their stuff isn’t that bad but the fanbois make me want to avoid having anything to do with it.
Yeah I know, I’m not a graphics expert and I wanted the boxes to be the same size. Happy to learn how to correct that if you know how?
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