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Watching the guys on MSNBC freak out and go through the five stages of grief during Sander's Nevada win had me thinking about an old Media Matters story I saw (back when I read them regularly). See, back in the 2004 election a guy named Matt Drudge was very influential in getting George W. Bush re-elected. A lot of this has to do with Drudge's claim to fame: being one of the first people to use the internet for posting info regarding the Starr Report. Basically he found stories that would align with his political beliefs and posted links using headers and pictures that reinforced those beliefs. Most of them were slanted stories anyway, but Drudge never met a smear he didn't like. Drudge became the internet version of Rush Limbaugh for many Republicans and conservatives, even though he never provided any real analysis or confirmed sources or made retractions when he got stuff wrong. In short, he was perfect for the era of "Weapons of Mass Destruction." Fast-...

To get an idea how there's little difference between the movers and shakers in the two major political parties: Michael Bloomberg, a former Republican turned Democrat, may become the candidate to challenge President Trump, a former Democrat who ran as a Republican. This possible scenario also highlights one of biggest problems with the Democratic Establishment: they depend on ex-Republicans to help win elections against current Republicans. It's been that way since the historic shellacking the Democratic took in 1984 . Democratic insiders believed that the reason Republicans were winning was a combination of the Trickle Down Economics, neo-conservatism and "family values." There is some truth that getting the factions of social conservatives, pro-war Republicans and the wealthy (political affiliation is not relevant, as the possibility of Bloomberg vs Trump has made clear) helped the GOP stay strong through various Democratic waves. But at it's core, the GOP s...

Joe Biden : For someone who is pulling in more older voters, Biden doesn't seem to be pushing for the issues they would car about . In fact, it's almost like he's pushing people to vote for other candidates . Maybe because his past is catching up to him? Also, his temper is starting to get the better of him .  Amy Klobuchar : She's repeating the same joke over and over ; hoping to gain ground. Elizabeth Warren : She wants to punish anyone found guilty of "misinformation."  Michael Bloomberg : He's shaking a dog's face .  Tulsi Gabbard : She's campaigning in New Hampshire, calling for the legalizing of drugs , voting on the right side of history and making Hillary Clinton squirm . Pete Buttigieg : is doing a convincing Jeb Bush impersonation .  Andrew Yang : He's making good use of Dave Chappelle's help and leaves the door open for his supporters to aid another candidate.  Bernie Sanders : He's not acting like a candidate ...