Asymptote

[MineralMan]

3. To change that, Bernie would have to be someone other than Bernie.

He is who he is, supports what he supports and is firm in his beliefs. It's not Bernie Sanders who is being measured. It's his ideas and how well they mesh with the ideas of voters.

We're seeing that in the polls now. He's actually doing remarkably well and better than I would have expected by about 5%. I believe, though, that he has peaked and has pretty much all of the supporters he will be able to muster. In the end, voters will vote based on their own preferences, for such a wide range of reasons that there's little hope that Sanders focus on economic issues will turn the trends around.

When he has to address other issues than economics, he falters, because they are not issues he has focused on. But, those issues are clearly of interest to many voters. His inability or unwillingness to stick to the topic of ISIS and Syria in the second debate, even for the two minutes he had for his opening statement demonstrates that that issue is of less interest to him. It's of great interest, however, right now, for many people.

Bernie has peaked. I don't think that trend is reversible. I like Bernie Sanders. He's a great Senator and acts as the conscience of the Senate. I hope he continues to be that. He's not going to be President, though, or even the Democratic nominee. There it is.