The Democratic Establishment Has (Finally) United Against Sanders – Jacobin
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The Democratic Establishment Has (Finally) United Against Sanders – Jacobin
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Last month, the Bernie Sanders campaign sent a tweet that upset some people. It read “I’ve got news for the Republican establishment. I’ve got news for the Democratic establishment. They can’t stop us.”
While this sentiment may seem par for the course for an insurgent campaign like that of Sanders, it sent much of the liberal commentariat into an uproar. He was excoriated for dividing the party, for being too shouty and oppositional, and a whole host of other violations of proper party etiquette.
Yet for those closely watching the response of party loyalists, a certain incoherence was legible in the blowback. This incoherence was dramatized by one CNN talking head, who barked back that “The Democratic establishment gave us civil rights, voting rights, the assault weapons ban, social security and Medicare,” only to contradict himself a few days later by saying that, “There is no Democratic establishment.”
Which is it? Is the Democratic establishment the fount of decency and progress in American politics? Or something that only exists in the minds of deranged leftists?
For anyone pondering this question, the answer came definitively in the aftermath of the South Carolina primary: there is a party establishment and it’s backing Joe Biden…
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More: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/03/democratic-establishment-joe-biden-2020-election-sanders
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March 4, 2020 at 2:36 PM #280064
The movement, which pronounced itself in France is described here. What they call des gilets jaunes, is one of economic justice. It’s time we pronounced ourselves by donning it at various opportunities. Right now… I’m busy licking some wounds.
Tomorrow, I order my garden seeds and vest.
Hell, no... I'm not giving up...
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March 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM #280225
{The reason Biden won.}
Stocks surged on Wednesday as major victories from former Vice President Joe Biden during Super Tuesday sparked a massive rally within the health-care sector.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 713 points higher, or 2.8%. The S&P 500 jumped 2.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.4%.
The major averages also got a boost from strong economic data. The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in February, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed. ADP and Moody’s Analytics said private payrolls jumped by 183,000 last month, topping expectations.
Biden scored key primary victories in Virginia, North Carolina and Arkansas, giving his campaign momentum and increasing his odds of being the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. So far, NBC News projects Biden’s delegate total at 453, ahead of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ total of 373. To win the nomination, a Democratic candidate must receive support from a majority of pledged delegates — at least 1,991 of the total 3,979 pledged delegates.
Tuesday’s primary results sent health-care stocks flying. The Health
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March 4, 2020 at 6:27 PM #280233
they highlight news items to rig the country.
yesterday all dire, today all bright.
#rigged
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