Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Last night's debate and the coverage made one thing clear: [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)or perhaps even if he finishes a strong second, just a couple of points behind the actual winner, they'll be saying things like, "Oh, gosh. Maybe we underestimated him, but not to worry. Iowa is Iowa and doesn't really count."
Then, if he wins New Hampshire, they'll be talking all about how different those two states are from the entire rest of the country, and how his wins there mean absolutely nothing.
I'm not predicting he'll win those (although I think he will), just how the MSM will react if he does.
Then a bunch of states on March 1, and I doubt any one candidate will win them all. Maybe even Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley will each take several. My best guess is that Clinton and Sanders will more or less split those states, and the MSM will basically only report the Clinton wins. Meanwhile, there will be the last two scheduled debates, by which time it will be down to three, or more likely only Clinton and Sanders.
Fasten your seat belts everyone. It's going to be a bumpy ride.