Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Nate Silver tweets, "ThE DeMoCrAtiC PriMaRy Is OvEr": [View all]The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)With the exception of a few members of the Imperial Japanese Army still holding out in the caves of Saipan....
Mr. Biden is, after all, the only Democrat remaining in the contest.
The Democratic Party should begin now to consider Mr. Biden in all ways its nominee. Its leading figures should speak out for him and begin to campaign and raise funds for him. 'Bernie' should be ignored, and made to run explicitly against the Democratic Party. It is the only way to draw his teeth in regard to the general election, and the best way to minimize the size of his cult following.
If these things are done, postponement of the convention, which does seem indicated by concerns of public health, will make sense politically as well.
"Fortune favors the bold."
"From Bernies perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they dont want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."
"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden