And Finally, Ezra Klein's Coordinated Take...
Remember Ez?
The fellow who broke all the rules of independent journalism, and has been handsomely rewarded for it, to the detriment of the news business? Well here is his coordinated take on why Joe Biden is suddenly winning so many voters, and Bernie Sanders is not... Niceness.
If you treat voters and officials in the party you want to lead as the enemy, a lot of people in that party aren’t going to trust you to lead them. It’s part of the reason Sanders trails not just Biden but also Mike Bloomberg and Warren in endorsements from prominent elected Democrats.
It's like: alot of media figures are putting out the same talking points today, as they did when pushing Obamacare...This is a real weakness for Sanders, and one that’ll be hard to address: That he’s an insurgent facing down a corrupt Democratic establishment is core to his identity, and to the bond he’s built with his staunchest supporters. But to win the Democratic primary and govern as a Democratic president, you need to win over Democrats who aren’t your natural allies, who didn’t start out in your corner. Biden knows that and acts accordingly. The Sanders campaign is going to have to learn the same lesson, and fast.
How can this lack of competition possibly be good for the country? How can a candidate "drop out" of the race -- with no outside encouragement -- a few days shy of her home state's election?
C'mon Ez. How dumb do you think people in this country are?
When President Trump wins again in November, I sure hope "journolists" will rethink the long-standing rules of the trade -- independence, independence, independence!
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