Opinion: The threat of Bernie Sanders, jamescdownie writes
Sen. Bernie Sanders at a town hall event in Bethlehem, Pa., on Monday. By James Downie James Downie Digital opinions editor Email Bio Follow Opinions editor April 17 at 4:26 PM Monday was supposed to be a rough day for Sen. Bernie Sanders . First, the Vermont senator and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination would finally release 10 years of tax returns after months of foot-dragging; many assumed the returns must contain something bad if their release was so delayed.
The matter of What To Do About Bernie and the larger imperative of party unity has, for example, hovered over a series of previously undisclosed Democratic dinners in New York and Washington organized by the longtime party financier Bernard Schwartz. The gatherings have included scores from the moderate or center-left wing of the party, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California; Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader; former Gov.
At the root of this is the power of the dollar. As The Post’s Dave Weigel pointed out, what scares Democrats most about a Sanders nomination is “the thing they can’t really say: Howard Schultz would charge in and hand the election to Trump.
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