Who would’ve thought that treating your own political party like it’s the enemy would result in a rejection by the voting members of said party?
Apparently, Bernie Sanders didn’t. His strategy of attacking the “establishment” of the Democratic Party was a disastrous failure. Instead of coming off as attacking billionaires and corporations, it came off as an attack on the Democrats’ base, composed of African Americans, suburban women and moderate working class people. Sanders never seemed to get it and it got him in the end.
After Tuesday, March 10, (aka “Mini Tuesday”), Sanders is (for the most part) finished. Unless he decides to “Bern it all down” again, like he did in the 2016 primary election, Sanders should be conceding the election to Joe Biden, give his endorsement and work on uniting the Democratic Party. If Sanders chooses to drag this fight until June, he’ll hurt his own legacy more than he will Democrats’ chance to beat Trump.
As of now, it’s obvious that Biden will win not only a plurality, but the majority of Democratic delegates going into the convention in July. Sanders, unlike last time, painted himself into a corner here, in his own…
