Tag: Bernie Sanders
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Just Another Post about the 2020 Democratic Primary
The Primary season is going strong and folks are starting to get restless. Here’s just another person’s take on what’s ahead. Or you can just scroll to the end and buy Girl Scout Cookies from Frances.
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What is More Important than Who
Yesterday Talking Points Memo published a piece that quoted Senator Bernie Sanders decrying Identity politics.
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With Us, or Agin Us
It was one of the most stunning displays in my lifetime. In a period of heightened emotional distress, just 9 days after the 9/11 attacks. An American President stood before Congress and told America that anyone who didn’t think like he did was an ‘enemy of the state’. At the time, people didn’t see it…
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Say you want a revolution….
As of this writing, which began at 4am, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire Democratic primary by nearly 22%. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for a campaign that was declared ‘too radical’ just a few months ago. And while I know that New Hampshire isn’t exactly ‘reflective of American diversity’ as so…
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An Embarrassment of Riches
What happened last night in Iowa was interesting and historic. For the first time in history, a woman has won the Iowa Caucus. That win is somewhat muted by the strong showing by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who some say could transform Democratic politics. I think its a little early to call that, but it…
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Breach and Overreach
Finally some drama in the race for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination! Thursday night it was revealed that the Bernie Sanders campaign viewed and possibly downloaded proprietary information from the Clinton campaign for about 40 minutes. This happened due to a mistake in an update pushed by DNC data vendor NGP Van. Sanders’ access to…