Edit: I will let this set as is until Friday morning (CDT) as I think through the wording for the next segment. I need to work out the details of producing the ordered list for discussion given the "flatness" (statistically speaking) of the voting pattern. I also want to address a few things mentioned in the comments. So, expect this to go off the Front Page at any time in the next 12 hours or so
Perhaps it's been remarked on elsewhere, but this "Democratic" primary was different in a number of ways, particularly when it comes to how the campaigns went about their messaging.
While Bernie was largely focused on issues and class-based politics, Clinton was vague at best on most issues and relied on identity politics as her primary resource for persuasion.
UPDATE I want to thank all the posters for many very interesting suggestions in the responses. I will try them out. And we should let each other know when we discover the sort of reporting, journalism and opinion that is worth reading.
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We just had a remarkably childish, mean-spirited troll "diary" posted, since we all know from under which bridge the troll scuttled out from.
I clicked on it, thinking someone was being snarky or funny, but nope, just a troll wanting to display for us all the reasons why there will be no unity.
I started to comment "yawn..." but then thought - why bother? Honestly, who gives a shit?
Yesterday I received an email pitch from the Sanders campaign:
When we began this campaign a little over a year ago we were considered to be a fringe campaign. But over the last year, I think that has changed just a little bit.
As of last night, we have won 22 state primaries and caucuses with more than 11 million votes.
Note: These essays are critical of the "Support Hillary because X" arguments. The intent is to dissect and examine them on the merits, and expose their weaknesses if any. I have a bias in that I'm a #BernieOrBust person. I won't vote for Hillary, and I find the arguments I'm critiquing unconvincing. These essays are meant to explore how and why I have come to that conclusion.
An edict from some CIA trained self-serving mini-me tyrant, in hopes of gaining favor with the PTB should Hillary win AND not be indicted;
A democratic underground that was amusing in how trolls organized and attacked everyone not on board with Hill and now, a kos like edict of its own;
A Twitter world which has never been more racist, sexist, anti-LGTB in its history;
Obama On The Battle Between The Campaigns
President Obama said the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was a “healthy thing” for the Democratic Party and that his role going forward will be to remind people that the job of being president “is not reality TV," in an interview with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
Too bad he died so early.
