In the Netflix series House of Cards a ruthless,
conniving sociopath maneuvers his way into the White House. Yet
reality has trumped (pun intended) fiction. Who would have guessed
back when the series first started, when the screenwriters conjured
up what they thought was the scariest possible political scenario in
which by guile and a little luck a dangerous amoral character takes
over the levers of power of the USA, that something equally
frightening would occur? Who would have believed back then that Donald
Trump, known for his active participation in the absurd anti-Obama
Birther cult, famous for being a blowhard egotist and all around
shithead, might really take over the levels of power?
But it actually makes sense. For years
the GOP has relied on the same misguided and deluded rabble that are
now cheering on The Trump. That has been the modern Repub Party's
secret of success: demagoguery. Donald Trump's version is just more raw,
more blatant and more appealing to the average redneck.
The question is the who is best to run
against him? I just hope the DNC and Demo party establishment in
supporting HRC doesn't leave us with a ringer to fight Trump
(or even worse Ted Cruz). Many of us believe Sanders has a far
better chance of tapping into the discontent that drives people into the
arms of any disingenuous, intellectually dishonest and morally shallow Republican Party presidential candidate.
HRC did well with the black churchlady
dominated Demo party in the South with low voter turn out victories but
juicy delegate counts, while Sanders has done best in states where the
Demo party is mainly white. HRC's apparent lock on black voters is dismaying
but probably understandable based on the power of the Demo party's
apparatus. How the 'rust belt' states like Michigan vote will be
interesting.
The NY Times readers (whatever
demographic that represents) apparently are strongly pro-Sanders. In
every opportunity to comment on election related articles and columns
the “recommend” votes for pro-Sanders comments wildly out number
the pro-HRC comments. Most of the pro-Sanders comments include
complaints about the perceived pro-HRC slant from the mainstream
media especially the influential NYTimes. Again I hope they know
what they are doing in sandbagging the Sanders campaign.
