Best Article on Primary Ever! "Clinton's response to Sanders has some Democrats worried"

[Proserpina]

I'm just quoting the highlights, but recommend the whole piece for your reading list

http://news.yahoo.com/clintons-response-sanders-democrats-worried-091144938--election.html

"They didn't take him seriously enough because they thought they had a gadfly," said John Morgan, a Florida attorney and Clinton donor. "The gadfly wasn't a gadfly — he was a lightning bug. And people have been following that lightning bug all over America."

"The better she does, the more those stories seem to recede in the minds of voters," said Boston-based Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh. "Now, Benghazi seems to be back. Email seems to be back. A number of other things seem to be back."

...Though the tightening nature of the race, particularly in Iowa, hasn't sparked widespread panic among her supporters quite yet, it's worrying some donors, as well as Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, who shared her concerns at a meeting with supporters in New York this week, according to people close to the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private conversations.

Democratic donors, strategists and pollsters, including some aligned with Clinton, expressed their concerns in nearly two dozen interviews with The Associated Press...

"It is not about Senator Sanders. It is about his message," said Chris Kofinis, who conducted the group. "When you attack him, you're not actually addressing the problem."

"Sanders organizers seem to be making some headway," said Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, who says he's likely to endorse Clinton. "What I'm hearing more and more is that (black voters) are now open to hearing Bernie."

"Nobody ever stops running for president, they just run out of money," said former Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a Clinton fundraiser. "Bernie has enough money for a long time."

Whoever pointed out the Hillary campaign was leaking didn't tell the half of it!

[tblue37]

1. This line gives me hope:

"Sanders organizers seem to be making some headway," said Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, who says he's likely to endorse Clinton. "What I'm hearing more and more is that (black voters) are now open to hearing Bernie."

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Cummings is a DOMA yes voter, a man who has used his power to prevent others from having equal

rights. It would be refreshing if he'd consider an apology for that and a cessation of his enduring support for the DOMA branch of this Party. Look, the DOMA yes voters all endorse Hillary over Bernie who voted no on DOMA, big surprise. Biden, Kerry, they all are that backstabbing bigotry friendly end of the Party.

I'd rather see the anti equality people retire.

[roody]

3. +1

[libdem4life]

4. Nothing "left wing fringe news" about Yahoo News. It's going mainstream.