Most of this "stuff" has been posted elsewhere, various sources, but this is a nice summary.
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Politics
The polls keep coming out, fast and furious, but nothing has really changed.
If three candidates manage to each poll at least 15%, those three will share the delegates. Three candidates sharing delegates: no one can win on the first ballot.
In 2016, only two Democrat candidates were collecting delegates, Sanders and Hillary and it was a very, very close race; throw in a third "viable" candidate and neither would have won on the first ballot. How this plays out:
- brokered convention; no one wins on first ballot; delegates free to vote on second vote;
- Democratic party will be very, very divided when it goes to a second vote;
- the convention will become chaotic between the first and second vote;
- the media will love it; will encourage it; ratings will surge;
- it may be difficult to maintain / restore order if it appears the nomination was denied Sanders on the first vote due to .... skullduggery...
- someone needs to walk out stage to restore order;
- Bill Clinton and Barack Obama will come out together, side-by-side, beaming
- the two of them will restore order; the 80% that did not want Sanders will take control of the convention; the media will go nuts (in a positive way for the Democrats)
There's a risk she could be booed off stage ... manage that risk ... walk out on stage accompanied by Michelle Obama ...
But how about this for really stirring things up: Hillary, Michelle, and Oprah; maybe add a fourth or fifth woman, Taylor Swift, Ellen DeGeneres, or Klobuchar, St Greta?
The conventioneers would go nuts.
Bill Clinton was on stage sometime in the past ten days -- I forget the particulars -- he looked as fit and ready as I've ever seen him.
Hillary's documentary just debuted at Sundance.
And now this:
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