Why Don't Bernie Voters Matter?

[The Magistrate]

57. That Hardly Matters, Sir

Enough did to set the tone, and they went un-rebuked by their leader, St. Bernard of Burlington. That is the most important debit in this regard. 'Bernie' gave the disruptions countenance, he would not speak forcefully against them. He did not dare, for he depends on such people to give credence to his threats when engaged in blackmail, and they would desert him a flash, denouncing him as a sell-out, if he made the slightest attempt to rein them in.

"The troops are the mirror of their officer."





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."