I was one of them; from the beginning of this campaign I’ve been skeptical of Sanders’s chances to win the Democratic nomination. Stories like this one, in which we learn that in the 1970s, Sanders compared the plight of low-income (white) workers in Vermont to slavery. In the scope of what we’ll soon be seeing, that’s a mere oppo appetizer, and unusual because its release is aimed not just at forcing him to answer an uncomfortable question but at making Democratic Party voters mad at him. ADIn other words, it will be about “electability.” And much of it will be based on parts of Sanders’s history and record that have been in the public record but haven’t been much discussed. There hasn’t been a nominee like Sanders in modern history, nor has there been a president like Trump for a nominee like Sanders to run against.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 21:30 UTC