So Cruz, Christie and Graham were/are all litigators/lawyers, right?

What are their reputations like in professional circles?

Yeh, McCain's rhetoric was pretty empty in '08, especially after he selected Palin as his running mate.

Plain: AKA The Kiss of Death.

Out of lemons we make lemonade. Isn't that how it goes???

I see it's starting to reach the desperation point again in the Clinton campaign. It didn't go so well when Bill tried this against Obama. Does he really expect better results this time?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article

I don't think Bill can help himself when he does stuff like this. If I were in the Clinton campaign, I'd be furious he's gone down this road again.

Yes. Assuming Hillary wins the nomination, she is going to need Bernie's supporters in the general. This, along with Steinem and Albright's attack on women who support Bernie, is not the way to go.

I have seen lots of coverage saying that many feeling the Bern would not vote for Hillary, seems logical.

Yup. It wasn't just Steinem and Albright though, Clinton's surrogates have been out in droves and they've definitely been given their talking points. And, in an attempt to appeal younger female voters --- they've managed to alienate all female voters.

Some not all. There is a cohort that vacillates between Sanders and Trump.

None of that matters. It's just part of the game. Politicians talk s**t about each other, then shake hands and move on.

George HW Bush denounced Reagan's economic plan as "voodoo economics" (and he was correct.) That didn't prevent him from becoming Reagan's running mate and two-term VP before becoming president himself.

If anything, it's good to maintain the illusion that we have this vigorous process of choosing candidates. It gets Democrats more interested in their party than it would be to have a presumptive nominee ages before the election. In some respects, Bernie Sanders is the best thing that could have happened to Hillary Clinton; it makes the primaries a bit less boring.

Agree completely, specially the last paragraph. I was struck, when I saw him on SNL, at how happy I was that we have Bernie. I don't suspect he'll win but he's been interesting and joyous and the country is better for it.

Nobody expected the Bronco's to win.

More noises today from Bloomberg about a potential run as an independent.

Apparently he is willing to spend 1 billion on a campaign as well.

Former NYC mayor Bloomberg considering US presidential run - National | Globalnews.ca


I can say Clinton won't get this Sanders supporter's vote... But California seems to be a safe Clinton state, so if she gets the nomination she will likely win the state no issue in the general.

Bloomberg loves to do this. He needs to shit or get off the pot.