I have eliminated, at least for the time being, most of the hardcore politics sites from my daily reading. This isn't to say that there will be no discussion of politics here in days to come--I do like to keep informed.
There's just going to be less of that; probably more jpegs of healthy young women and other photos that make me feel good....as opposed to thinking about politics.
But here already, is at least one exception.
I think this post by Dylan Loewe gets it right Re Hillary:
Clinton's electability argument has also been completely upended. There is no argument, no matter how persuasive and cogent, that can be made to the superdelegates about Clinton's electability that won't be obliterated by Hillary winning the nomination unearned. If the superdelegates give Clinton the nomination without her having won the popular vote or pledged delegate count, without any rational connection to the will of the people, an enormous swath of Democratic voters are likely to stay home in November.
Since Franklin Roosevelt, no Democrat has won the White House without the loyal support of the African American community. But having watched the potential first black president denied his rightful chance to compete by party insiders may sever that loyalty permanently. The activist base of the Democratic party, which has been at the core of the remaking of the political landscape, will likely also be rocked by a Hillary coup. If the superdelegates nominate Hillary Clinton, it will rip the base of the party in half and destroy the extraordinary progress that the Obama movement - and the Dean movement before it - have produced. Even if she is more electable before their decision, she will be unelectable after.
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