Though he still would have lost, Sanders would have been the best candidate against Trump because he represents everything Trump is not. But, either the DNC establishment or the country doesn’t side with Sanders’s socialist values. In all likelihood, the DNC move away from Bernie is related to its move away from other hardline socialists in their ranks. In other words, the battle of ideologies might already be over.
The 2020 election is now in full swing. Even the Wuhan 2019-nCoV coronavirus demands a response to please November. Perhaps that’s why Democrats defended Joe Biden so avidly during the impeachment process. Perhaps they always planned to have him as their front runner and nominee. Perhaps they know that socialism loses elections, even more since capitalism has been given an extra try over the last three years.
Russianewsgategate
FISA court bars FBI agents involved in surveilling Carter Page // MSN News
DOJ responds after judge slams AG Barr over Mueller report // Fox News
Election
Super Tuesday results in full: Biden and Sanders out in front // BBC News
White House
Trump offers boasts and insults at CDC press conference on coronavirus – as it happened // Guardian
A presidency of two for coronavirus: Trump hands his sidekick the job of a savior // Politico
Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney // NY Times
News Media, Journalism & Free speech
Human Rights, Civil Liberties & Privacy
Letter to the editor: March for Life participants from all demographics – Opinion // The Repository
Pro-life group hoping to outdo Planned Parenthood in annual fundraiser face-off // LifeSite
Foreigners & International Relations
Prices, Rates, Oil & Food
Oil plummets 30% as OPEC deal failure sparks price war // CNBC
You’re Kidding
CNBCs Rick Santelli suggests giving everyone coronavirus to spare the economy // MarketWatch
North America
Coronavirus: Ted Cruz to self-quarantine after contact with patient // Axios
Europe
Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread // AP