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Bernie is neither a New Deal Democrat nor a full blooded socialist. He is, in his words, a democratic socialist who is pushing the political needle about as far as it will go without it ricocheting back on him. If…
When I watched Trump’s first comments downplaying, if not dismissing, the coronavirus, I couldn’t help but remember then president George Bush peering down from Air Force 1 on the hurricane devastated city of New Orleans. That optic sent Bush’s popularity…
Flexibility has been a hallmark of great progressive and left leaders. Lincoln and Douglass displayed it in their time. Roosevelt in the Depression and War years. King in the civil rights era. Obama more recently. A refusal to make any adjustments…
If Bernie has a substantial lead in the delegate count in June, and it looks like he will, he will be the nominee. Only if the delegate count is close will the selection process be contested. And that’s understandable, not…
The proclaimed war of Bernie’s supporters against the Democratic Party “Establishment” is strategically misguided. It may feel like the right thing to do, but it’s akin to shooting yourself in the foot. Come fall, if Bernie wins the nomination, he…