Bernie Sanders just won’t go away.
And that, is a VERY good thing.
Back in the distant times (as measured in political news cycles) of last
summer, pundits reduced the months ahead to the Democratic National Convention into
a single phrase when it came to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Right out of “Game of Thrones” … Her route to the Democratic presidential
nomination was described as a non-story, an “anointment.” Nothing to see here,
just move along.
Thankfully, along came veteran Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Months later, Hillary has been pushed off her throne and into the muck of
defining policies, from drone executions to public university spending, in the
form of lively televised debates. Next one from Brooklyn: 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday
(April 14) on CNN and the NY1 local TV station.
It is, by any measure, still an up “Hill” battle for the Vermont senator,
who has been a surprisingly tough opponent on the one-time runaway
front-runner.
As to my vote, am I for Hill or Bern …? That’s not coming in this space. Suffice
to say it has been an exciting time for political junkies like myself. Let’s
just say that Hillary has definitely “Felt the Bern.” And for party politics in
America, that has meant for a VERY good thing.
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