Bernie Sanders “victory” string in obscure caucuses is
coming to an end, and it showed in Thursday night’s debate with Hillary
Clinton.
Sanders lost it so often he appeared to be imitating the
Muppets’ Oscar the Grouch, though he was not standing in a trash can.
The media has hyped the lightly attended caucuses, in mostly
white, smaller states, to keep the campaign alive.
Even if the polls prove even slightly accurate in next
week’s New York primary – showing Clinton leading by 17 percent – it will take
all of the pundits’ 24-hour coverage to resurrect Sanders.
The public may be losing interest, even when the yelling
starts. Clinton’s lead has risen to 17 points despite being accused by Sanders,
for a day or two, of not being qualified to be president.
“As the primary approaches, the back and forth between
Clinton and Sanders hasn’t dramatically changed the New York contest for the
Democrats in the last few days,” said Lee M. Miringoff, director of The
Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
The media has already started shifting the narrative to
focus on whether Bernie supporters will stay home on election day. Expect a
series of polls taking virtually every possible position.
Some of the same writers have pushed the line that Sanders
is bringing out people who don’t usually vote. That could mean Clinton won’t be
losing much if they do stay home. The chance of them voting for Donald Trump is
virtually zero. If someone else gets the nomination there will be a feast for
all writers. What it would mean is entirely unpredictable.
If it is Trump it could be the Republicans are serving the
presidency up to the Democrats on a plate.
The combination of support from women, who outnumber and
outvote men, could hand one or both houses of Congress over to the Democrats.
Hillary would benefit from the prospect of becoming the first woman president.
Daily Show comedian Trevor Noah, commenting on more than 70
percent of women hating Trump, said that included all women, “living and dead…”
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