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Betting On Hillary Beating Trump? You Might Get Burned

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An argument can be made (and it is) for Donald Trump having a more difficult time beating Bernie Sanders than Hillary Clinton.  There are Hillary’s ties to Wall Street, her traditionally more centrist-Republican-like positions (before she stole much of Sander’s platform), and even Trump’s contribution to her fund.  Or her husband’s fund?  Whose fund is it?  It has her name on it, right?

In May the Daily Mail reported, “Bill and Hillary Clinton have personally tried to shake Donald Trump’s money tree for large donations to their family foundation, according to the real estate billionaire.  He told Daily Mail Online on Thursday during a New Hampshire campaign swing that he has given a six-figure total to the controversial philanthropy over the years, in response to the former first couple pestering him for contributions.  Trump said that unlike foreign governments and companies at the center of a Clinton scandal, he never received any special government favors for his money and was never promised anything.  ‘No,’ he said. ‘No. But they do kiss my *ss.'”

Thank that’ll be a problem?

Some are pulling for Trump to get the Republican nomination, because they think he’s so far out there, that he’ll get clobbered in the general election.  Maybe not.  Not if the Dems choose HRC as their candidate.   If you’re pulling for Trump to win the  nomination because you think he’s too wacky to win, then you’d better back Bernie, or you might really get burned.    This is a particularly discouraging possibility for me, as I see the DNC doing all it can to block Bernie, be it through their original stonewalling on the number of debates to limit Sander’s exposure, or their “superdelegates,” who will have the power to throw the election to HRC, if the delegate count is close once the polling stops.

 

Isn’t it the least bit peculiar that the DNC apparently stands in opposition to the democratic process?  Would love to hear Wasserman Schultz explain that one away.    David Gergen, has argued that some kind of “peer review” can be helpful or even necessary for the process.  I couldn’t disagree more.   Either you have a democratic process or you don’t.   Right now, the Democratic Party, does not.  And it’s shameful.  There’s nothing super about “superdelegates.”   Come on Democrats, clean up your act.