Status quo power structures of both parties are scared to death

[brentspeak]

Want to know how crazy and twisted this primary season is?

The GOP kingmakers would rather Hillary be president than Trump. There are GOP fundraisers who would actually provide funding for Hillary should she face Donald Trump in a General Election. They are that afraid that a Trump presidency could destroy the GOP's entire lobbying apparatus, economic platform, and alienate Hispanic voters away from the GOP for the next 200 years.

Hillary taps into much of the same sort of K-Street/Wall St. legalized bribery as do her supposed adversaries on the Republican side, and a Hillary presidency would mean at least four years of the same kind of punch-and-judy scandal burlesque that the Bill Clinton years provided the RW cottage industry. The GOP wouldn't mind at all playing kabuki theater with Hillary -- just as long as Trump is not in the WH.

Meanwhile, the Democratic party kingmakers would rather that any Republican other than Donald Trump be in the White House than a Bernie Sanders. These jerks would prefer Ted Cruz over a guy who would drop kick the Third Way's own lobbying apparatus out the White House door.

[tecelote]

1. Let's hope the people still have the power of the vote.

Not so sure though.

[RiverLover]

5. After Iowa

Its questionable.

[cantbeserious]

2. Sums Things Up Nicely

eom

[speaktruthtopower]

3. You may be right..

about the kingmakers, but add a few paragraphs about the voters on both sides, who are tired of being disrespected and force fed establishment candidates by the party leaders. Legacy candidates, e.g. relatives of former leaders, are a sign of the privileged few installing their own people instead of asking the voters.

I think it is harder for the kingmakers and corporate mass media to lead the millennials around by the nose than it was with their parents. They're better at sniffing out dishonesty. They've got plenty of reasons to be dissatisfied, they're up to their eyes in student debt with a lot of the good jobs now overseas and just wait until they get the bill for the Social Security bailout.

[LWolf]

6. This, too.

I can't tell you how sick I've become of the never-ending circular argument: shut up, get in line, vote for the lesser evil because the better candidate is unelectable/can't/can't/can't, and AFTER the election is won, hold their feet to the fire, until people get mad because you aren't "supportive," it's all your fault nothing gets done because you've held feet to the fire, againandagainandagain...

[Avalux]

8. I'm with you.

As Bernie says, "enough is enough". I am no longer participating in the vote for the lesser of two evils madness. Our political system is deeply flawed and lest I say - in opposition to the people's best interest.

We have a candidate who is brave enough to speak the truth and say things that no one else dare say. That sort of thing is infectious and I believe we're witnessing history in the making. I'm proud to be a part of it.

[Odin2005]

4. The Establishment is in full panic mode.

[liberal_at_heart]

7. K&R