Moment of Truth: The Decision that Derailed Bernie’s Campaign

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15. Yup. He also didn't have enough money to contest the Southern states, which has doomed his campaign

For all the vaunted fund-raising, and his supporters' sudden disdain of the "confederate" states after South Carolina, Bernie's campaign is a bit like the confederacy itself. It can inspire some passion, but doesn't have the stamina for the drawn out street-fight when it comes to funds. If Sanders made even a 10% point dent in some of Hillary's southern victories, he might actually be a position to contest the race going forward. But he had no money to compete across the south, so they abandoned the South with fingers crossed and an affected scorn. The Clinton campaign did the right thing: sensing weakness, they doubled down on the South. And Bernie got pummeled - absolutely defeated. It's the Clinton campaign, now, that looks like a cigar-chomping U.S. Grant, while the Sanders campaign is going to revel in noble defeat. Confederacy indeed!