Bernie Sanders can’t win: Why the press loves to hate underdogs

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16. I once posted in GD that I thought he had been the anointee in 2008 and

got called everything but a child of God.

I stil believe it, though--and I had watched the 2008 primary as a huge fan of Obama's, as well as a donor and volunteer.

For one thing, recall that speech from Harry Reid about Obama being articulate and not having an accent unless he chose to have one. At the time, Reid got a lot of flack about the stereotypes. Then Obama came out and said Reid was only trying to help him (Obama).

Fine, but .... what was that speech all about then? If nothing but the popular vote was going to determine who the nominee was, what was that speech all about? Made before or during a primary, to whom was Reid making that speech and why? Super delegates? Large Party donors? Remember, at the start of the primary, the super delegates were endorsing Hillary. By the end, even before the primary ended, they were switching.

Pelosi, then speaker of the house, predicted that no one who said that the Republican nominee was ready for the 3 am phone call, but a Democratic contender was not was going to get the Democratic nomination for POTUS. Pelosi said that very soon after Hillary made the comment. Why would someone so high up in the party made a comment like that to reporters?

MSNBC hosts were obviously in for Obama, not Hillary, too. Matthews' leg tingling after Obama spoke? Really? That was quite the jawdropper for me One of the hosts getting suspended for saying the Clinton campaign had been pimping Chelsea out, then not allowing anyone to question her. But, only after the Clinton campaign complained publicly about the sexist nature of some of the coverage. To me, the fact that he had said it at all was a signal as to what MSNBC 's general policy was on that point.

I am not saying any corporate media is Democratic. As best I can tell, they all lean right, including NBC News, which guides MSNBC. However, I am saying that corporate media does have its preferences among Democratic candidates. And, that go round, it seemed to be Obama, not Hillary. This time, it's obviously Hillary.