Jon Scalzi: Clinton and Sanders and the End of the Road

[Blue_Adept]

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/06/08/clinton-and-sanders-and-the-end-of-the-road/

So let’s talk about last night.

1. First and most obviously, Clinton had the night she needed last night: Decisive victories in the two largest states, New Jersey and California, wins in New Mexico and South Dakota, and a close loss in Montana that netted Sanders a single delegate. Sanders only blew out Clinton in North Dakota (a caucus, his favorite). Clinton ended the night netting two more states, 89 more pledged delegates and roughly 650,000 more votes than Sanders. She didn’t just run out the clock on Sanders, fending him off as he ate into her margin in a surge of populist enthusiasm, she legged on him, expanding her already sizable leads in every category. She won walking away, and is the nominee. Yes, there is one more primary (District of Columbia) next week, but it doesn’t really matter (and Clinton’s gonna win it anyway). Clinton won.

2. Conversely, Sanders lost, and he lost both convincingly and in a way that kicks the legs out of any cogent argument that he has for moving forward. The Sanders folks had pushed their chips on California, hoping a victory there would justify him taking his campaign to the convention. But in the end he was 13 points and over 400,000 voters behind. California didn’t deliver, and because it didn’t, he’s done. Sanders took to a stage last night and vowed he wasn’t done yet, but at this point it’s not really up to him. The Clinton train has left the station and he’s still on the platform, holding his hat.

[Bok_Tukalo]

1. Isn't that the dude that wrote "Redshirts"?

That was a great book.

[Blue_Adept]

2. Yep

His stuff is interesting to read. Like anyone else, agree with some, disagree with other. But I like getting a good range of opinion/thoughts/analysis through very different lenses than my own.

[BootinUp]

3. Excellent. Every Sanders supporter looking for some motivation

should read it.