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"It is still far, far to early to draw any conclusions, but the results of yesterday’s New Hampshire (NH) primary leave open the question of where Bernie Sanders really stands in the Democratic Party race, never mind whether he can defeat Trump. *Democrats’ liberal vs. conservative wings*Four years ago, Sanders won 60% of the vote against Hillary Clinton in the NH primary. This time, against multiple candidates, he got 26% vs. 24% for Buttigieg and 20% for Klobuchar. He and his supporters are trumpeting this as a great victory, but is it really? Basically, the Democratic Party falls into two camps – the “progressives” (i.e. liberals) and the “moderates” (actually, conservatives), with Sanders and Warren (to an extent) representing the former. Together, their wing got 35% of the votes. The conservative wing of Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Biden got 52%. (Other candidates such as Steyer and Gabbard cannot really be classified as being in either wing.)...." https://oaklandsocialist.com/2020/02/12/new-hampshire-primary-some-tentative-thoughts-and-questions/ -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
