I'm not the only one. Lots of people are on their tails. I even get on some of the MI folks who aren't mine. They don't know that. I have Stabenow and Peters. My Rep. is a GOP thanks to the GOP gerrymander.

WTF? Although, I think that isn't an adequate exclamation, more like WTF'ingF?

I have nothing personally against the actual person referenced as "Plan B", but I sure as shit didn't vote for him down here almost-all-by-my-lonesome in vermilion SC, so I don't want him as a door prize. I voted for Bernie Sanders.

Apart from the pure wrongheadedness of the very idea, the aforementioned well-known blogger, whom I don't read any more so that I hadn't read the post, much less the comment, certainly seems to prefer a writing style like he's trying all by himself to undo the right wing slur of liberals / progressives as effeminate, which it would only seem to be possible to construe as an insult if you are male, but then also very, very insecure. The term that springs to mind is "macho", which begs to become the descriptive phrase "macho bullshit", such as "You'll take what we want you to have and like it because we know best."

I don't tolerate that kind of authoritarian paternalism from anybody, no matter what their gender or personal insecurities. What utter balderdash and, as you very rightly characterize it, fatuous balderdash at that. *eye roll* If, as you say, there's any actual sourcing for this assertion of "Plan B", then it becomes something far worse than ridiculous.

... belies his confidence in Clinton. it's very telling.

time to start reaching out to superdelegates.

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/2/22/11070364/list-all-super...

The Democratic party establishment has proven over and over that it would much rather lose to a Republican than let a leftist primary insurgent win. Losing to Republicans doesn't threaten their jobs or power -- unfortunately. They sail serenely on no matter how badly they fuck things up. But if a Sanders, say, won control most of them would be out on their asses. And then how would they peddle influence they no longer possess?

I have every confidence that if Sanders went to the convention with more pledged delegates, or if Hillary flamed out in an explosion of scandal, Democratic power brokers would nominate a Biden or some other puppet, and prepare to take their defeat. They've thrown gubernatorial and Senate elections more than a few times to scupper a leftist challenger. There's no reason they wouldn't throw a presidential election to maintain their own power. Fuck the country, their cushy positions are more important.

Yes, I believe the establishment would contemplate anything and everything in order to stop a Bernie presidency and hopefully slow down the grassroots uprising. I believe that they are all corrupt. That is, afterall, what the phrase systemic corruption means. Aside from Gilens & Page

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The Gilen's & Page study is amply supported by the fact that no matter how popular many issues are (in both parties) they see no action.

There is also the more than ample evidence laid out for us all to see in this primary. While I would prefer they just do the obvious thing and nominate the candidate going in with more pledged delegates I have no faith that they will do so. Yes, I think they'd rather lose than see the populist movement continue.

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By the way, your party already was obviously corrupt. I figured that out a few months into Obama's first term. That's exactly WHY I'm an independent now. I'm not sure calling my thinking fatuous helps your cause in that regard. Happily, I've learned to ignore Democratic voters and pay attention to candidates and issues.

And no. There is zero chance that Hillary will get my vote.

might ruffle some feathers. I'm glad you provided a link to his comment so I could read it and digest the hubris to put it in writing. Good diary - we've got to call this crap out. Does he think we are 10?

The DNC/Third Way establishment would prefer a republican president than a bernie sanders one. At least they could go back into opposition mode and keep their talons on the lifeblood of America's children.