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It may be true that the Democratic Party leadership is manipulating things to edge Sanders out, but at the same time they as well as Sanders's rivals, have been treating him with kid gloves. That's because they don't want to alienate his many thousands of followers. If he wins the nomination, he won't be treated so gently by Trump. Here is a sample of what they'll throw at him. https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-bernie-sanders-thought-castro-and-the-sandinistas-could-teach-america-a-lesson "Reflecting on a Potemkin tour of revolutionary Nicaragua he took in 1985, Sanders marveled that he was, “believe it or not, the highest ranking American official” to attend a parade celebrating the Sandinista seizure of power. "It’s quite easy to believe, actually, when one wonders what elected American official would knowingly join a group of largely unelected officials of various “fraternal” Soviet dictatorships while, just a few feet away, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega bellows into a microphone that the United States is governed by a criminal band of terrorists. "None of this bothered Sanders, though, because he largely shared Ortega’s worldview...." This is just a small sample. And it doesn't matter if you share "Ortega's worldview" or not. What matters is how this will be played before voters here. It's why I don't believe Sanders can defeat Trump as easily as some people claim. John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
