And so one step closer to locking up the nomination. We’ll know by Wednesday and the South Carolina caucus, where if Biden doesn’t win it’s curtains for Joe. And Bernie cruises into Super Tuesday.
Another debate tomorrow which I’m looking forward to — especially to see how Bloomberg performs after his disastrous first debate performance. The ratings were high for that show and should be even higher for tomorrow’s.
There’s a lot of talk of Russian interference in support of Trump, but almost none about Russian support of Bernie, of which Bernie was apparently briefed a month ago.
The assumption in MSM is that Putin prefers Trump. But how could that be? Russia would infinitely prefer a Bernie to a Trump.
John Hinderaker:
Another debate tomorrow which I’m looking forward to — especially to see how Bloomberg performs after his disastrous first debate performance. The ratings were high for that show and should be even higher for tomorrow’s.
There’s a lot of talk of Russian interference in support of Trump, but almost none about Russian support of Bernie, of which Bernie was apparently briefed a month ago.
The assumption in MSM is that Putin prefers Trump. But how could that be? Russia would infinitely prefer a Bernie to a Trump.
John Hinderaker:
Donald Trump is anathema to the rulers of Russia. Not only has he armed the Ukrainians, he has re-invigorated NATO by insisting that members take an interest in their own defense; stood up to and badly wounded Russia’s key ally, Iran; overseen an expansion and strengthening of American armed forces; and, most important, encouraged fracking and other development of U.S. oil and gas resources, which has kept down the global price of oil.
This hits Russia where it hurts the most: as one pundit has noted, Russia is essentially a “heavily armed gas station.” Petroleum represents more than 50% of Russia’s total exports, and natural gas is its main geopolitical weapon against Western Europe.[here]
Hinderaker could have added: Russian diplomats expelled, officials and oligarchs sanctioned by Trump. Trump lobbied against Russia’s gas pipeline to Europe. Bernie, on the other hand, has been sympathetic to Russia since Soviet times.
ADDED: (24/2): if you only watch Bernie on the stump I get the attraction. He’s passionate and clear: the rich are obscenely rich and the government ought to take away from them to give to you. You all need free education and free health. It’s only if you dig a bit deeper that you get to the core of his beliefs which are far to the left of most Americans, and impractical to boot (his $US 100 Trillion Healthcare plan, for example). Most people don’t do the digging though. We know that. It will only be in debates with Trump that these will come out. Can’t wait.
Related: my post “Will a ‘President Bernie’ turn America into Venezuela?”
ADDED: (24/2): if you only watch Bernie on the stump I get the attraction. He’s passionate and clear: the rich are obscenely rich and the government ought to take away from them to give to you. You all need free education and free health. It’s only if you dig a bit deeper that you get to the core of his beliefs which are far to the left of most Americans, and impractical to boot (his $US 100 Trillion Healthcare plan, for example). Most people don’t do the digging though. We know that. It will only be in debates with Trump that these will come out. Can’t wait.
Related: my post “Will a ‘President Bernie’ turn America into Venezuela?”
