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I don't think Sanders ever had a snowball's chance of getting near the nomination . . . and arguing that the DNC couldn't have prevented it misses the newest player in all this. Historically, the DNC had been essential in tipping the nomination where it wanted to go, especially when tied to a seated president. However, I'd argue that no such intervention was needed in 2020 thanks to the very blatant way in which the "liberal media" covered this campaign. They sought to head off Sanders initially by boosting Warren, and, as soon as her campaign looked as though she could more to fore, they froze her out (and then wallowed in its faux outrage at how sexism kept her back and not their own pathetic lying about how a national health care system was simply unaffordable)., CNN and MSNBC reported the view she and Sanders expressed--that health care should be a human right--as an attempt to take health care away from people. o(It was truly a Democratic version or the Republican BS about "death panels.") In the end, they pulled out all the stops to assert (contrary to the evidence) that Biden was the Democratic contender most likely to defeat Trump. And that's what's settled the matter indirectly without any need for direct action by the Democratic hierarchy. _________________________________________________________ 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
