Why Don't Bernie Voters Matter?

[The Magistrate]

147. Good Luck, And Thank You For The Laugh

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Anything that is the result of 'negotiation' rather than ballots is a deal, and by definition has nothing to do with democracy. Parties to negotiation weigh their strength against one another, and the resulting settlement reflects the actual power at the disposal of each. Not what either side thinks it is entitled to, or even hopes or wants to have, but what it can actually prevail on the other to accept or grant.

"An election differs from Waterloo only as the bloodless surrender of a force outnumbered in the field differs from any open battle."





"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."