In 2016, establishment Democrats saw Bernie as a one-off reaction from Democrat voters, especially young voters, offended by Hillary's deep establishment ties, her profitable dances with corporations and totalitarian nations, and her unpleasant personality.  They were convinced that in 2020, if Bernie were placed against a more attractive, compelling, younger, and less obviously corrupt Democrat field, he'd quickly vanish.  They were wrong. As Vice explains: Sen. Bernie Sanders closed out his 2019 comeback story with a field-beating fundraising haul, adding more momentum to his candidacy just one month before the first votes are cast in the Democratic presidential primary. The Sanders campaign announced on Thursday morning that the Vermont Senator raised $34.5 million in the last quarter of 2019 from more than 1.8 million donations. That brings the total number of donations Sanders has received so far for his campaign to over 5 million,...(Read Full Post)