This cycle’s presidential primaries are probably the most compelling since I’ve been alive.
Bernie Sanders has changed the game. While he still lags in many polls and projections, and he still claims the “socialist” label that will likely keep confidence in his ability to win a general election tepid, his impact on the race has been felt already.
In a way, Sanders has already won. Even if he loses in the primary or the general election, his views and arguments have now been projected into the mainstream. Hillary has been forced to entertain or outright co-opt a number of views that many progressives would have only dared to dream would be spoken of on television, radio, Twitter, and countless other media outlets.
Even if he doesn’t win, Bernie Sanders has made an indelible mark on American politics.
Donald Trump has changed the game. While many pollsters and experts predict his eventual loss in the primaries, and he still claims the “straight-shooter” label that has served him well so far but will likely be his undoing, his impact on the race has been felt already.
In a way, Trump has already won. Even if he loses in the primary or the general election, his views and arguments have now been projected into the mainstream. Other Republicans have been forced to entertain or outright co-opt a number of views that many closeted racists and xenophobes would have only dared to dream would be spoken of on television, radio, Twitter, and countless other media outlets.
Even if he doesn’t win, Donald Trump has made an indelible mark on American politics.
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