By the way, not that it really matters, but according to the latest poll
Sanders is ahead of Clinton by double digits in West Virginia. The same
poll shows that West Virginia voters prefer a Republican for president
and a Democrat for governor in the general election.
On 3/2/2016 2:23 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Galindez writes: "The establishment media is declaring Hillary Clinton the
Democratic Party nominee. Since when do red states choose the nominee?"
Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (L) and Hillary
Clinton (R) at their respective Super Tuesday primaries rally in Burlington,
Vermont and in Miami, Florida on March 1, 2016. (photo: Brian Snyder/Javier
Galeano/Reuters)
Why Let Red States Choose the Democratic Nominee?
By Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
02 March 16
The establishment media is declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party
nominee. Since when do red states choose the nominee? Will Hillary Clinton
win South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Iowa, or Texas in November?
She might win Virginia, Arkansas, Nevada - and probably would win
Massachusetts.
So Hillary Clinton has won one blue state and it's game over? Not so fast.
Massachusetts was essentially a dead heat. Minnesota went to Sanders, and of
course Vermont, another blue state, went to Bernie.
Oklahoma will go red in November. Colorado and New Hampshire are purple and
Hillary's Nevada and Virginia could go either way.
Can we put the brakes on here and have some primaries in the blue states
before we decide who the Democratic nominee is?
Hillary Clinton's margins in the South were impressive and have helped her
to build a substantial lead in the all-important pledged delegates. But
let's put it into perspective: it was the South. It was Republican country.
The Dixiecrats are Republicans now.
Let's face it, the Democratic Leadership Council's goal has been achieved
again. By front-loading the nomination process with southern states they
have given the momentum to a moderate candidate. It is a system rigged
against a progressive insurgent candidate.
It will be an uphill climb, but the race is far from over.
Bernie Sanders will have to find some states that he can win by large
margins or it will be difficult to catch Hillary Clinton.
Bernie issued the following statement after winning primaries and caucuses
in Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Minnesota:
The political revolution has begun.
Ten months ago, when our campaign started, not many people thought we would
get this far or do this well. Not many people outside of Vermont even knew
who I was. That was then.
Tonight, voters in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Minnesota have joined the people
of Vermont in showing America that a political revolution is spreading
across our country, that people want to take on the billionaire class and
make our government work for all Americans and not just the top 1 percent.
Today, we head to Maine and Michigan. Our campaign is just getting started.
We're going all the way to the Democratic National Convention in
Philadelphia and beyond.
Tomorrow, I look forward to a contest this fall between democracy and
demagoguery, between ordinary Americans and the oligarchs. I look forward to
the chance for our people-powered campaign to show Donald Trump that the
United States of America belongs to all of us and not just billionaire
bullies.
The establishment media is also transfixed on the turnout. I guess they
expect 2008 every year. In 2008 the Democrats doubled their turnout from
2004. In 2016 turnout is ahead of 2004, and in the few blue states that have
voted Democrats have out-performed the Republicans. In fact, in Minnesota
Bernie Sanders got more votes than all the Republicans combined.
So the lesson here is take everything CNN, MSNBC, and the rest of the
corporate media say with a grain of salt. They want an establishment
candidate to win. They are happy with Citizens United: it allows
corporations and super PACs to buy a lot of airtime. Think about it.
________________________________________
Scott Galindez attended Syracuse University, where he first became
politically active. The writings of El Salvador's slain archbishop Oscar
Romero and the on-campus South Africa divestment movement converted him from
a Reagan supporter to an activist for Peace and Justice. Over the years he
has been influenced by the likes of Philip Berrigan, William Thomas, Mitch
Snyder, Don White, Lisa Fithian, and Paul Wellstone. Scott met Marc Ash
while organizing counterinaugural events after George W. Bush's first stolen
election. Scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election
from Iowa.
Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission
to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader
Supported News.
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Clinton (R) at their respective Super Tuesday primaries rally in Burlington,
Vermont and in Miami, Florida on March 1, 2016. (photo: Brian Snyder/Javier
Galeano/Reuters)
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Why Let Red States Choose the Democratic Nominee?
By Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
02 March 16
he establishment media is declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party
nominee. Since when do red states choose the nominee? Will Hillary Clinton
win South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Iowa, or Texas in November?
She might win Virginia, Arkansas, Nevada - and probably would win
Massachusetts.
So Hillary Clinton has won one blue state and it's game over? Not so fast.
Massachusetts was essentially a dead heat. Minnesota went to Sanders, and of
course Vermont, another blue state, went to Bernie.
Oklahoma will go red in November. Colorado and New Hampshire are purple and
Hillary's Nevada and Virginia could go either way.
Can we put the brakes on here and have some primaries in the blue states
before we decide who the Democratic nominee is?
Hillary Clinton's margins in the South were impressive and have helped her
to build a substantial lead in the all-important pledged delegates. But
let's put it into perspective: it was the South. It was Republican country.
The Dixiecrats are Republicans now.
Let's face it, the Democratic Leadership Council's goal has been achieved
again. By front-loading the nomination process with southern states they
have given the momentum to a moderate candidate. It is a system rigged
against a progressive insurgent candidate.
It will be an uphill climb, but the race is far from over.
Bernie Sanders will have to find some states that he can win by large
margins or it will be difficult to catch Hillary Clinton.
Bernie issued the following statement after winning primaries and caucuses
in Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Minnesota:
The political revolution has begun.
Ten months ago, when our campaign started, not many people thought we would
get this far or do this well. Not many people outside of Vermont even knew
who I was. That was then.
Tonight, voters in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Minnesota have joined the people
of Vermont in showing America that a political revolution is spreading
across our country, that people want to take on the billionaire class and
make our government work for all Americans and not just the top 1 percent.
Today, we head to Maine and Michigan. Our campaign is just getting started.
We're going all the way to the Democratic National Convention in
Philadelphia and beyond.
Tomorrow, I look forward to a contest this fall between democracy and
demagoguery, between ordinary Americans and the oligarchs. I look forward to
the chance for our people-powered campaign to show Donald Trump that the
United States of America belongs to all of us and not just billionaire
bullies.
The establishment media is also transfixed on the turnout. I guess they
expect 2008 every year. In 2008 the Democrats doubled their turnout from
2004. In 2016 turnout is ahead of 2004, and in the few blue states that have
voted Democrats have out-performed the Republicans. In fact, in Minnesota
Bernie Sanders got more votes than all the Republicans combined.
So the lesson here is take everything CNN, MSNBC, and the rest of the
corporate media say with a grain of salt. They want an establishment
candidate to win. They are happy with Citizens United: it allows
corporations and super PACs to buy a lot of airtime. Think about it.
Scott Galindez attended Syracuse University, where he first became
politically active. The writings of El Salvador's slain archbishop Oscar
Romero and the on-campus South Africa divestment movement converted him from
a Reagan supporter to an activist for Peace and Justice. Over the years he
has been influenced by the likes of Philip Berrigan, William Thomas, Mitch
Snyder, Don White, Lisa Fithian, and Paul Wellstone. Scott met Marc Ash
while organizing counterinaugural events after George W. Bush's first stolen
election. Scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election
from Iowa.
Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission
to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader
Supported News.
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