tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post2810453168713195730..comments2024-03-13T13:29:33.800-05:00Comments on SocraticGadfly: Finally, the damn Democratic thing's overUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post-52649624874585868402016-06-08T13:07:10.483-05:002016-06-08T13:07:10.483-05:00Agreed with you, Jags, on him pitching his tent wi...Agreed with you, Jags, on him pitching his tent with the Dems. Still not sure how his backers will split.<br /><br />I expect him to have some sort of declaration by Saturday, since he's meeting with Dear Leader tomorrow. If he doesn't play ball at all, Senate Dems have the power to read him back out of the caucus, if nothing else, and if they get to 51 votes without him, that's feasible. It's not like Ted Kennedy 1980, where the party, and Carter in particular, for many reasons had little leverage.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532871.post-77722383228868594232016-06-08T12:09:02.426-05:002016-06-08T12:09:02.426-05:00Sanders said he would go all the way to the conven...Sanders said he would go all the way to the convention. He will. He also said he would support the Dem nominee. I expect he will, however reluctantly, and even though I'd prefer to see him join the Greens. See, that's a large part of why he is liked -- he actually means what he says.<br /><br />No doubt a lot of Bernie supporters will roll over in the end. As for me, the only thing I'm ruling out is voting for a Clinton restoration. All things considered, I still think that's the worst possible outcome.<br /><br />It's maddening but not surprising to have to listen to the idiotic prattle about Historic Hillary. Like no one ever heard of Maggie Thatcher or Indira Ghandi.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.com