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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Bernie Sanders to end his campaign for president, with Democratic Party leaders raising alarms that his continued presence in the race is undermining efforts to beat presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump this fall.
The new concerns come after Sanders’ recent wins over front-runner Hillary Clinton in Indiana and West Virginia. While those victories have provided his supporters a fresh sense of momentum heading into next week’s primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, they did almost nothing to help Sanders cut into Clinton’s nearly insurmountable lead in the delegates who will decide their party’s nomination.
One of the saddest episodes of this year will be Sanders' capitulation next month. All those young Bern-babies are going to have to sell out and jump on the Hillary juggernaut.
The alternative is a replay of the 1968 Democratic convention (also, by coincidence, in Chicago) -- an ugly generational battle between the idealists and the old school pols. And the Clintons are the ultimate pols...
One of the saddest episodes of this year will be Sanders' capitulation next month. All those young Bern-babies are going to have to sell out and jump on the Hillary juggernaut.
The alternative is a replay of the 1968 Democratic convention (also, by coincidence, in Chicago) -- an ugly generational battle between the idealists and the old school pols. And the Clintons are the ultimate pols...
I fully expect the far-left to fall in line, at least this year. (Obama's still in charge, and the far-left does what their messiah tells them to do. So if Obama says it's time to unite behind Hillary, they will do exactly that.) What scares me is that they will become more emboldened than ever should Hillary win big in November. Should Hillary win, she will be heavily indebted to them, and that will lead to a horrendous next four years. (For this reason, Trump is probably the lesser of two evils.)
The only upside to all of this is that I can see huge fissures developing within the Democratic Party over the next four years, which will lead to a new era of GOP dominance beginning in 2020.
I fully expect the far-left to fall in line, at least this year. What scares me is that they will become more emboldened than ever should Hillary win big in November. Should Hillary win, she will be heavily indebted to them, and that will lead to a horrendous next four years. (For this reason, Trump is probably the lesser of two evils).
The only upside to all of this is that I can see huge fissures developing within the Democratic Party over the next four years, which will lead to a new era of GOP dominance beginning in 2020.
Hmm. Maybe. But both your namesakes will be deceased by then. Who will lead this GOP renaissance? The elephant bench looks very thin. And the country is tired of holy rollers, and getting younger. This does not bode well for the Republicans.
One of the saddest episodes of this year will be Sanders' capitulation next month. All those young Bern-babies are going to have to sell out and jump on the Hillary juggernaut.
The alternative is a replay of the 1968 Democratic convention (also, by coincidence, in Chicago) -- an ugly generational battle between the idealists and the old school pols. And the Clintons are the ultimate pols...
Hmm. Maybe. But both your namesakes will be deceased by then. Who will lead this GOP renaissance? The elephant bench looks very thin. And the country is tired of holy rollers, and getting younger. This does not bode well for the Republicans.
Actually, the GOP has a much deeper bench than the Democrats do. I think that the three most likely GOP nominees in 2020 are Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich (though not necessarily in that order).
Should she win, I would suspect that HRC will be a very unpopular president (as evidenced by her strong disapproval ratings, which are only eclipsed by those of Trump) and be very easy to defeat for re-election.
Actually, the GOP has a much deeper bench than the Democrats do. I think that the three most likely GOP nominees in 2020 are Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich (though not necessarily in that order).
Should she win, I would suspect that HRC will be a very unpopular president (as evidenced by her strong disapproval ratings, which are only eclipsed by those of Trump) and be very easy to defeat for re-election.
Ted Cruz?
Never happen. Not in a jillion years.
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