The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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Superdelegate jiu- jitsu

 

Bernie Sanders, who might reasonably have been expected to lament the overhang of ex officio convention delegates presumed locked in for the party-blessed Clinton candidacy has announced a plausible strategy based on, of all things, a potential looming perceived electibility argument favoring him.

 

Alluding to the dynamic nature of any political contest ( shorter version, "shit happens,"), Sanders on Rachel's last night  enunciated a strategy focused on convincing the empowered superdelegates notionally "pledged" ( but not bound) to HRC to abandon her as events unfold.

 

Maybe the unspoken contingency is email tsooris , (legal or merely reputational) maybe speech transcript related,who knows?

 

The important thing is that the freedom enjoyed by the supers is giving Sanders a shield against mounting cries to suspend including Obama's leaked plea.

 

Soldier on, Senator...a nation turns etc, etc.

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Bernie pulls for the inside straight

 


Robert Reich cites the two pending FBI inquiries as among the contingencies


Excellent - Robert Reich ginning for the "stupid fuck" label.

Note that these polls that are giving Bernie such a hard-on show Rubio tied with Hillary - that is, a guy who finished 20 points down in his own state and dropped out vs a woman who's managed to pull out wins in multiple areas of the US and is beating her opponent 2:1 in states carried with a few million more votes. 

These polls that showed Clinton ahead by 10 points a week before Michigan (it works both ways, ya know?)

Maybe if the superdelegates were doing some acid not seen since Owsley this would fly (off a building?), but these are conservative times, no Merry Pranksters to be found. Back to reality, back to earth, gents - let Major Tom carry on his lonesome.



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