Monthly Archives: March 2020

March 24 Bernie lost a bunch of states, came in about even in Washington; Elizabeth “paused” her campaign, Bernie and Biden debated to an empty room, with Biden doing better than I’ve ever seen him and Bernie seeming a bit weary but still able to hit the main points — that he’d voted the rightContinue reading “Three ways of looking at a pancake”

Today Washington State, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Mississippi and Democrats abroad are voting. Bernie has spent most of the week in Michigan, which he won in 2016 but where he is predicted to “have problems” this time. Cory Booker is out campaigning for Biden. So far, all the other ex-candidates of note (except ElizabethContinue reading “March 10 primaries”

Now things pivot to it being a two-man race –two old white men. Bernie has to make a different kind of speech — not his regular stump speech that covers all his issues. Now he’s got to differentiate himself from Biden. Here he is in Arizona on March 6, before going to Detroit for theContinue reading “March 8, the two-man race”

The delegate count is now 664 to Biden 573 to Sanders. A difference of 91. Still counting in California. Biden creeping up. The COVID-19 virus, we are told, will eventually reach everyone. The best website information is at: cdc.gov And today, in case anyone was wondering if we do or don’t need a full-on nationalContinue reading “Friday March 6 2020”

This morning Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race. She did not turn around and jump to endorse anyone, the way Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klochubar did. She’s waiting and thinking. That sounds right. It looks as if the votes that went to her were probably votes that might have gone to Bernie, so theyContinue reading “Still coming on”

Day after SuperTuesday March 3, 2020 Which is two days after our son Jake’s birthday, by the way. Last night Joe and I attended a DSA Bernie Watch Party at a venue near the West Oakland BART station called 7West.  From what I could tell driving through the neighborhood in the dark, it has gentrified likeContinue reading “The Day After SuperTuesday”