Feeling the Bern lasts only so long, it turns out. Now for the hangover. One of my friends posted a message on Facebook at the weekend that sums it up. ‘What is on my mind this morning is Sanders. I voted for Sanders but right now I really want him to step aside and let Ms Clinton fight the fight against Trump,’ she wrote, going on to explain how worried she was about the future of the US. ‘If I have to go knock on doors to get Democrats to vote for Hillary, I will. The prospect of a Trump presidency terrifies me! I will seek asylum somewhere!’
Whoever thought it would come to this? Not only has the Republican party been hijacked by a thrice-married, former-abortion supporting, anti-free trader, but Donald Trump has begun to rally his party around him.
It is Hillary Clinton – the ultimate political insider – who is stuck with a rebellious wing more intent on damaging her credibility than going on the offensive against the presumptive Republican nominee. And
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