… According to the latest NBC News projection, Biden leads Sanders by 513 to 461 in pledged delegates, with 105 for other candidates (1,991 are required to win the nomination). There are still millions of votes to count in California in the coming days, giving Sanders room to grow. But […] Read more »
Biden’s older voters are showing up. Sanders’ young voters aren’t
Super Tuesday was not so super for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. He lost most of the states up for grabs, and it’s quite possible that he’ll end up with fewer delegates on the evening than chief rival former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders’ struggles reflect an inability to connect with […] Read more »
Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Los Angeles on Super Tuesday. Ronen Tivony/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Robert Shrum, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The dominant question going into Super Tuesday was: Did Joe Biden’s sweeping victory […] Read more »
Bernie’s revolution will be postponed until further notice
It now appears that most Democrats don’t want a revolution. Change? Sure. Revolution and chaos? No thank you. The country already has that with the guy in the White House. But after a very rough Super Tuesday, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has doubled down on his attacks on the […] Read more »
For Biden, a Stunning Super Tuesday
Joe Biden’s challenge on Super Tuesday was to build on his victory in South Carolina and defend the other Southern states from incursions by Bernie Sanders. Not only did he accomplish that, but Biden was William Tecumseh Sherman in reverse — using the South as a springboard to move North […] Read more »
The Carolina Comeback in Light of 2016
If you notice the party scholars in your life walking with a bit of a spring in their step lately — including the authors of The Party Decides, who had kind of a rough 2016 — there’s good reason for this. … The Democratic Party just pulled off something in […] Read more »