'There is now more than a theoretical chance' of no Clinton Nomination (WSJ opinion piece)

I'm not seeing this in the feed here - have I missed it?

There is now more than a theoretical chance that Hillary Clinton may not be the Democratic nominee for president.

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and then they say:

The inevitability behind Mrs. Clinton’s nomination will be in large measure eviscerated if she loses the June 7 California primary to Bernie Sanders. That could well happen.

A recent PPIC poll shows Mrs. Clinton with a 2% lead over Mr. Sanders, and a Fox News survey found the same result. Even a narrow win would give him 250 pledged delegates or more—a significant boost. California is clearly trending to Mr. Sanders, and the experience in recent open primaries has been that the Vermont senator tends to underperform in pre-election surveys and over-perform on primary and caucus days, thanks to the participation of new registrants and young voters.

Then they point out that folks are stepping up to participate because Bernie.
And that Bernie does better against Trump.
And the IG says Clinton broke rules.

Pretty sure I must be dreaming to read this in msm.

So, they also mention that there could be an attempt to swap in Biden... and then they say the same about Kerry - first I've seen of that speculation.

At any rate, happy reading and sharing!

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snoopydawg's picture

The only way I know how to find it is to click on his username and look at his diaries.
Hopefully some day there will be a way to search for diaries, but the site is still growing and it needs more money to keep up with the number of people who are joining.
You would need to look under the members list to find his name

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“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt

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"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha

"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver

Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal's picture

I've tracked it back to the Washington Times, not always trustworthy.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/02/hillary-emails-said-to-contain-spy-sat...

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"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha

"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver

Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal's picture

talking point seems to be absolutely sound, goes back to a military advisor to the State Dept.

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"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha

"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver

and take over her charity racket

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Solidarity forever

on how Clinton's actions reflect badly on Obama's administration -- where was the oversight? -- and only a full prosecution can keep his legacy from being tarnished. If there is really bad blood between the two of them as has been hinted in some political circles, I would think Obama wouldn't hesitate to wash his hands of Clinton and her actions the way Pilate washed his hands of the decision to execute a certain Jewish dissident.

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MsGrin's picture

after the fact.

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

I got there too late (2 hours before it started) and spent most of the time in the very good natured, colossal line and finally got to Frank Ogawa Plaza (Oscar Grant Plaza) about half an hour into Bernie's speech and was never able to actually see him. Nobody near me in the line said they would vote for Hillary if she got the nomination. Lots of Bernie attire everywhere and some anti-Hillary shirts ("Hillary For Prison 2016") as well as a number of anti-Trump shirts. I'm thinking Bernie's going to do well here, barring vote rigging.

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Beware the bullshit factories.

today at my old high school, but health and family obligations got in the way -- and of course the coverage got lost in the wake of the murder-suicide at UCLA that got wall-to-wall coverage. Saw more about Trump's legal woes than I did about Sanders in California.

And yeah, I'm worried about the vote-rigging as well; Mr. Scribe and I were allowed to vote provisionally since we have no permanent residence right now, but that could easily get lost along with plenty of unaffiliated voters also getting provisional ballots. I think Bernie's going to get a narrow victory, but in any rate no one's going to have the clinching number of pledged delegates (not that it matters to the MSM and the folks at TOP who will gleefully claim victory for Clinton).

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I hope they are close at hand. Sorry health stuff got in the way.

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

Missed the two rallies that Bernie had in New Mexico. Hillary send Bill And he was berned by a Sander's supporter. I have sent in my absentee ballot for Sanders and I have a Sanders flag in my front yard. Have not seen any for Clinton as of yet. The Clintons and their supporters say that my vote does not matter, but it matters to me. I am an American and I would not care if Bernie was a million delegates behind, I can and will vote for the person of my choosing. As far as all those people who say that I must support Clinton, give me good reasons to vote for her and no, being the lesser of two evils does not cut it anymore.

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2 were lawn signs and 2 were stickers on cars.

One of the lawn signs was standing right next to a Bernie sign.

One of the Hillary-stickered cars also had Bernie sticker.

Otherwise it's Bernie signs if there's anything at all.

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OLinda's picture

it is an Opinion piece. That is fine, glad to see it. The link url says "articles," so I thought it was a WSJ article until I clicked over.

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OLinda's picture

so title a little misleading. Very happy to see this posted, just want to be accurate.

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Doug Schoen, WSJ article, is a DEMOCRAT who spent years working for the Clintons.

There is something going on! Too many articles in the past few days questioning the viability of a Clinton nomination. The one in Down With Tyranny with Carl Bernstein channeling the White House, Obama, someone who wanted that "line" leaked.

Harry Reid being nicer to Bernie?

Something's happening....the zeitgeist is shifting...

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Anja Geitz's picture

Good to see you over here. Always remembered how well you handled the trolling remarks over at TOP.

I agree. Something feels like it shifted. Can't say where it's headed but the timing is very peculiar.

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Anja Geitz's picture

Good to see you over here. Always remembered how well you handled the trolling remarks over at TOP.

I agree. Something feels like it shifted. Can't say where it's headed but the timing is very peculiar.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Alphalop's picture

I can't remember the guest, some Clinton shill, but when Trevor asked about if the DNC should consider another choice he gave a bunch of insipid comments and then falsely stated that it was too late to change the nominee (as if the convention already happened!).

I wish I could remember the guests name so I could link it, his comments were really annoying to me at the time but I cannot recall the exact content of what he said that irked me other than the outright lie, I just remember it came off incredibly patronizing.

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

OLinda's picture

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Lookout's picture

Some of the article was posted this AM in the comments of the BNR. Here's what that piece plus a couple of others. It looks hopeful to me.

Wall Street Journal Opinion/Commentary

The inevitability behind Mrs. Clinton’s nomination will be in large measure eviscerated if she loses the June 7 California primary to Bernie Sanders. That could well happen.
[..]
A Sanders win in California would powerfully underscore Mrs. Clinton’s weakness as a candidate in the general election.
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Another problem: In recent weeks the perception that Mrs. Clinton would be the strongest candidate against Donald Trump has evaporated.
[..]
Then there is that other crack in the argument for Mrs. Clinton’s inevitability: Bernie Sanders consistently runs stronger than she does against Mr. Trump nationally, beating him by about 10 points in a number of recent surveys.
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Mrs. Clinton also faces growing legal problems. The State Department inspector general’s recent report on Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state made it abundantly clear that she broke rules and has been far from forthright in her public statements. The damning findings buttressed concerns within the party that Mrs. Clinton and her aides may not get through the government’s investigation without a finding of culpability somewhere.
With Mrs. Clinton reportedly soon to be interviewed by the FBI, suggesting that the investigation is winding up, a definitive ruling by the attorney general could be issued before the July 25 Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Given the inspector general’s report, a clean bill of health from the Justice Department is unlikely.
Finally, with Mrs. Clinton’s negative rating nearly as high as Donald Trump’s, and with voters not trusting her by a ratio of 4 to 1, Democrats face an unnerving possibility. Only a month or two ago, they were relishing the prospect of a chaotic Republican convention, with a floor fight and antiestablishment rebellion in the air. Now the messy, disastrous convention could be their own.

Here's part of what Bernstein — a Clinton supporter — said last February
Bernstein: There is a huge story going on. I've spent part of this weekend talking to people in the White House. They are horrified at how Hillary Clinton is blowing up her own campaign.

And they're worried that the Democrats could blow -- they are horrified that the whole business of the transcripts, accepting the money -- that she could blow the Democrats' chance for White House. They want her to win. Obama wants her to win.

But Sanders has shown how vulnerable she is. These ethical lapses have tied the White House up in knots. They don't know what to do. They're beside themselves. And now, you've got a situation with these transcripts a little like Richard Nixon and his tapes that he stonewalled on and didn't release.
Here's his current message:
Bernstein: The implications of all of this [the email server issue] are that Hillary Clinton did not want her emails subjected to the Freedom of Information Act or subpoenas from Congress. And that's why she set up a home-brew server.

I think we all know that. People around her will tell you that in private if you really get them behind a closed door.

I was in Washington this week, I spoke to a number of top Democratic officials and they're terrified, including people at the White House, that her campaign is in free fall because of this distrust factor. Indeed, Trump has a similar problem, but she's the one whose numbers are going south.

And the great hope in the White House, as well as the Democratic leadership and people who support her, is that she can just get to this convention, get the nomination — which they're no longer 100% sure of — and get President Obama out there to help her, he's got a lot of credibility, it's an election that's partly about his legacy.

But she needs all the help she can get because right now her campaign is in huge trouble...

from: http://observer.com/2016/05/fellow-democrats-turn-on-clinton/

The latest revelations regarding Hillary Clinton’s email scandal have broken the shield of impunity the Democratic party built for her coronation. The criticisms and shortcomings of Ms. Clinton’s candidacy—which have long been addressed by Bernie Sanders yet dismissed by mainstream media as Republican smears—are finally receiving the credence they deserve.
The past week has been one of the worst for Ms. Clinton. Just a week after her 2008 campaign co-chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was called on to resign as DNC chair for her favoritism toward Ms. Clinton, there was the announcement that Ms. Clinton’s 2008 campaign chair, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, is under federal investigation for breaking campaign finance laws. On top of that, indefensible evidence has now surfaced on the former Secretary of State’s private e-mail server.
This scandal, along with Ms. Clinton’s various corrupt ties to corporate lobbyists, will become increasingly worse as her campaign shifts from the primaries to the general election. The Democratic party now faces the issue of what to do with such a vulnerable, weak candidate as their presidential nominee—unless, of course, Mr. Sanders‘ supporters pull off a historic upset in the last few states left to vote. North Dakota, New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and California offer Mr. Sanders the opportunity to acquire the nearly 300 pledged delegates he needs to beat Hillary Clinton. While the likelihood of this happening was nearly impossible just a few weeks back, Ms. Clinton has since allen from grace: No longer the presumptive Democratic nominee, she faces a future of probable indictment. The same mainstream media outlets to once reverberate Ms. Clinton’s defense are now reporting she overtly lied and knowingly broke the rules.
Democrats now have a second opportunity to get behind Bernie Sanders. If Democratic voters and party leaders are serious about winning the general election, they need to abandon Ms. Clinton’s sinking ship. The fiercely negative publicity Ms. Clinton is likely to elicit will diminish all chances the Democrats have to recoup majorities in both houses of Congress. Allowing the Republican party to win the presidency would be disastrous for Democrats—a fate that will be sealed with Ms. Clinton as the nominee.
Hillary Clinton has failed on multiple levels, and the millions of Sanders supporters will never vote for her based on the principles Mr. Sanders’ campaign represents. While Bernie Sanders works to purge dark money in politics, Hillary Clinton and the DNC have strengthened corrupt influences. A Democratic party led by Hillary Clinton is a corrupt party disconnected from their constituents, using liberalism as a badge of superiority against the Republican party while contradicting progressive values in favor of their wealthy donors. What trust remained for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party has now dissolved. If Democrats want to save face after rallying around a weak candidate who backfired, these last few states need to ensure Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential nomination.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

murphthesurf's picture

Lookout-

Thank you for posting this !

Peace-

Murph

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Zinman's picture

They are choosing Bernie Sanders.

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Be a Friend of the Earth, cherish it and protect it.

ZimInSeattle's picture

definitely something going on. Hopefully Trump will start hammering Hillary over the head with more dirt like tomorrow!

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reflectionsv37's picture

until Hillary is officially the nominee. Then, watch out!! It's not in their best interest to take her out now. If they do that, they might end up having to face Bernie and that's a battle they can't win. I'll bet they sit back for a few more weeks and then unleash the dogs of hell once she gets the coronation. What we need to do now, is make sure her coronation never happens.

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Bulldawg's picture

I agree in principle, remember that this is from Rupert Murdoch's rag. He would have opinion pieces about Vince Foster in there, if it would sell.

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“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” - John Steinbeck

I can't read anything from WSJ without guessing at an ulterior motive...especially op-ed.

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but written as a mere op-ed in the WSJ, it's only to pretend that Official Washington Knows She's a Criminal And Is Paying Attention .

They'll say Somebody is going to Do Something To Change That, but it never happens.

In other words, it's more "running out the clock" shit....

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On Tuesday, MSNBC and other new outlets are going to declare Clinton the presumptive nominee. Have you heard? She's winning! Fall in line, the establishment commands!

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