Driven by fear and learned helplessness, Boomer Democrats chose fatally flawed Biden as directed by party leaders and media gatekeepers….--Boomer turnout was very strong, Bernie’s millenials and Gen Z, not so much
--Bloomberg claims American Somoa and “biggest loser” title as he exits, leaving clear impression that his real goal was to stop Sanders
--Elizabeth Warren continued losing streak, failing to win home state of Mass, seems ready to drop out, making it a race between 2 old white guys
--2 weeks ago we observed that Warren’s attacks on Bloomberg might be seen as murder suicide; Boss Bloomberg spent as much as $220 per vote
--WashPost pundit Jenifer Rubin explores why Warren faded after strong start
--NY Times reporter Matt Flegenheimer notes the obvious risks of Biden that millions of voters chose to overlook
--Biden has small delegate lead, but could be hard to catch
--NY Magazine’s Eric Levitz has cheery analysis for sad Sanders supporters
--African-American voters are the key to Biden’s resurgence
--in op-ed, the often-wrong Richard Wolffe is right that Democrats are re-playing 2004, when President Kerry was elected
--on victory stage, Biden confused his wife, Jill and his sister, Valerie; then Jill deflected onrush of “Let Dairy Die” protesters
--election problems led to long lines in Texas and Los Angeles
--Jeff Sessions survives to runoff with former Auburn coach, Cenk Uygur gets only 5% in primary, Shahid Buttar will face Pelosi in November
--in PBC podcast, photo editor Rich Cahan talks about River of Blood, powerful photos and testimonials from former slaves
--Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Louisiana’s unconstitutional abortion law, and the rules fro firing head of CFPB
--DOJ inspector general says FBI has failed to fix flaws in “homegrown terrorist” cases, as some House Dems call for tagging foreign white supremacist groups as “terrorists”
--Human Rights Watch returns donation from Saudi billionaire after HRW slammed his exploitation of foreign workers, exposed by The Intercept
--TrumpCo’s weak effort to declare peace in Afghanistan isn’t going so well
--as coronavirus death toll reaches 107 in Italy, schools and universities are closed
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