jonathanturley | Biden is being portrayed as the effective nominee after last Tuesday and at least one Democrat is suggesting the cancelation of the remaining primaries.
However, polls show a distinct lack of excitement about Biden as a
candidate. His express selling point is that he is better situated to
defeat Trump. That leaves an obvious vacuum on positive passion that
was so evident at the Sanders rally that I attended.
Here is the column:
Standing in front of the library of the University of Michigan on
Sunday, Bernie Sanders could be excused if he paused a moment to reflect
on the estimated ten thousands of cheering supporters.
It was 60 years ago at the University of Chicago that Sanders began
what he later described as “the major period of intellectual ferment in
my life”.
Sanders joined the Young People’s Socialist League and other
organisations and organised his first protest. He could only marshal a
force of 32 students to occupy the administration building, but he
ultimately prevailed. Sanders spent much of his life fighting for big
ideas with small crowds.
Now, he has not just the numbers but the movement that he always
dreamt of. Indeed, he is the movement. While some might not want
socialism, everyone in this crowd desperately wants Sanders.
