Quite so. I stand by my supposition that Bernie is the Trump of the left, to the extent that he is a long shot candidate but seems so much more authentic than the competition and an alternative to business as usual. I have difficulty guaging the strength of the reaction since Trump was more a reaction to the impression America was circling the drain while progressives pretty much had everything going their way prior to Trump. The question becomes will the reaction to losing one after a string of 'successes' be as strong as the reaction that a candidate was the last hope/gasp of the America that was
I absolutely think Bernie will be the candidate and have for some time, and although we certainly should not get complacent I think America in the breech will not elect a Socialist of any stripe
I'm pretty sure that Bernie will win the primaries. I'm not *as* sure that he'll be the nominee though. I would not put it past the DNC to try to **** him out of it if he wins it outright.
One thing though, it didn't seem to me that the other Democrats in the race acted as if Bernie was the one to beat. They hit him with softballs, and seemed to be more interested in attacking an already defeated candidate. They wiped him out of contention in the previous debate. Shapiro made the point that Warren's "attacks" on Bernie seemed to be more like handing him her resume for running mate. He's not wrong.