Well, it’s here. A third of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be elected today.
Here’s Ryan Lizza’s summary of the situation at Politico:
LOS ANGELES — On Sunday night, Bernie Sanders was endorsed by Chuck D in Los Angeles and Joe Biden was endorsed by Terry McAuliffe in Norfolk, Virginia. Chuck D is the 59 year-old founder of Public Enemy, self-described raptivist, and longtime supporter of left causes. He compared Trump to Hitler, warned the crowd of mostly millennials about corporate America, and sang the group’s most famous song, “Fight the Power.†McAuliffe, a Bill Clinton acolyte, is the former governor of Virginia and a prolific Democratic Party fundraiser. Speaking of Sanders, he told the crowd, “We don’t need a revolution, we need Joe Biden in the White House.â€
Bernie Sanders is expected to do well today. What does that mean? Sen. Sanders frequently rails against the “corporate wing of the Democratic Party”. That’s about 90% of elected Democratic officials. It includes the mayor of Chicago, the president of the Cook County Board, the governor of Illinois, both of Illinois’s senators, and my Congressional representative.
I think the biggest question that may be answered today is whether Sen. Sanders will be able to garner a majority of delegates anywhere. To date his support has not extended materially beyond his support in 2016.
Flavor Flav, the other half of Public Enemy, issued a statement to the effect that “Public Enemy†was not endorsing Sanders or anyone because Flav was not endorsing Sanders or anyone.
It’s an interesting little drama in the late 80’s rap world.
I will drop off our ballots today.