“Super Tuesday,” The “Joe Biden Miracle,” + Vermont TOWN MEETING Day 2020! (COMMUNAL LIBERTY)

Publisher’s note: At day’s end, Vermont town meeting is about three things; 1) upholding the principle of “direct democracy” at the local level; 2) embracing the process of shared public deliberation; and 3) embodying citizen participation in the legislative arena. Vermont TOWN MEETING Day creates opportunities for every citizen to be not just a voter but a legislator, able to craft and amend legislation from the town meeting floor. We also vote with what are called “pens” and “paper ballots,:” and at day’s end, our votes are counted by duly elected local boards of civil authority in full public view. Quaint? Perhaps. And unhackable. Direct democracy can be a PITA, but it sure beats Fascism. And! Below the photos…

Meanwhile, over the past 48 hours, in an astonishing turn in US imperial politics, the entire Democratic Establishment (including Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete, Amy K, Beto and Beyond) just orchestrated the throwing of their collective weight behind Joe Biden, a man whose retina exploded on national television, a man who has trouble speaking and can barely complete full sentences, a man who often forgets what state he happens to be in from day to day. Really? Yes. The Democratic Party establishment has now made it CRYSTAL clear that they’d rather see Donald J Trump win a second term as the POTUS, rather than seeing progressive democratic socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont win the Democratic Primary. When the history books are written, this “Super Tuesday” will go down in history as the day the Democratic Party self-imploded. Long live our 2nd Vermont Republic!

And here’s Chicago-based indy journalist Stephen Lendman’s SUPER TUESDAY analysis:

Favored to win most states in Super Tuesday pre-election polls, Sanders finished second to Biden — the stench of something rotten overwhelming.

Staunch supporter of dirty business as usual, the NYT ignored reality, saying:

“Joe Biden just performed a miracle.” Claiming “he roared back to the front of the pack” ignored likely election rigging in his favor — including support from aspirant dropouts Buttigieg and Klobuchar.

Biden’s campaign was on life support after poor showings in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.

Dem party bosses manipulated his comeback. According to the Times, Dems “decided that (he’s) the safest bet” — meaning continuity is “safest” with him as standard bearer even though Sanders would likely be favored over Trump in a free, fair, and open process.

He’s also part of the dirty system, shown by his voting record, going along most often with other Dems to get along.

The Times: Biden “propelled himself in the span of three days from electoral failure to would-be juggernaut.”

It works for anyone by election rigging, the Times failed to explain.

Throughout his time in office as a US senator and vice president since 1973, Biden has been militantly pro-war, anti-peace, equity, justice and the rule of law.

The notion of him as the people’s choice defies reality, a longtime establishment figure hostile to what’s most important to the vast majority of Americans.

The neocon/CIA house organ Washington Post headlined: “Joe Biden romps in Super Tuesday presidential contests,” saying:

He “overt(ook) Sanders as the delegate leader…swiftly and dramatically reshap(ing) the presidential contest.”

Separately, WaPo said “Super Tuesday gave Joe Biden the historic surge he needed” — cheering his results, adding: 

“The Sanders revolution has stalled,” manipulation turning the tables against him, the broadsheet left unexplained.

WaPo editors called notions Sanders supports “unrealistic” — even though his rhetoric and voting record diverge markedly time and again.

Its editors called policies championed by hardliners Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and likeminded right-wing extremists supporting Biden “a more plausible road to progress (sic).”

Wall Street Journal editors highlighted the “Biden resurgence,” calling him “the best (Dem) hope to beat Bernie Sanders.”

Emerging from oblivion to frontrunner in a few days was made possible with considerable help from Dem party bosses and aspirants dropping out of the race — not voters.

Nine primaries in the next two weeks will go along way toward choosing the Dem standard bearer — in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Arizona, Georgia, and Mississippi.

The party’s choice may be known after April contests in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Alaska and Hawaii.

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on his campaign, perhaps more than all other aspirants combined to date, Bloomberg has little to show for it, perhaps dropping out before month’s end.

The same goes for Warren. Despite vowing to fight on, she’s too far behind to catch Biden and Sanders.

Finishing third in Massachusetts, her home state, was especially humiliating. Her campaign going nowhere, only its obituary remains to be written.

From now to July, its Sanders v. Biden, an unfair fight with party bosses and establishment media backing the former vice president over a Vermont senator not seen as safe enough.

Based on Tuesday’s results, it may be all over but the formal anointment of Biden as Dem standard bearer — the choice of party bosses, not voters.

A Final Comment

The wild card ahead is the US economy. When strong it favors incumbents, challengers when weak.

If a recession is avoided in 2020, Trump is favored to win a second term. It the economy goes south ahead of November elections, his chance to remain in office will be greatly weakened.

PART 2:

Electoral Dirty Tricks in Play on Super Tuesday?

by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) 

How is it possible for a Dem presidential aspirant ahead in most Super Tuesday states (according to polls), including California and Texas, to lose overall to a challenger?

The latest pre-Super Tuesday polls showed Sanders leading Biden by wide margins in California and Texas with 416 and 228 pledged delegates respectively — according to Real Clear Politics from an average of polls.

They showed Sanders ahead in Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, Colorado, Utah, and Vermont, his home state.

Sanders was projected to win eight of 14 Super Tuesday states. He won four — California, Vermont, Colorado and Utah, losing Texas to Biden despite a near-9 point lead, according to polls.

Results so far show Biden winning nine states — Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts (where he trailed Sanders and Warren in polls), and Texas.

A total of 1,357 Dem delegates were up for grabs in Super Tuesday states, 34% of total elected ones — nearly half the Tuesday total from California and Texas.

After teetering on the edge of elimination from poor showings in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, Biden emerged from Super Tuesday as the Dem frontrunner.

He has 453 elected delegates. Sanders trails with 382, followed by Warren with 50 and Bloomberg with 44.

The only candidate worthy of popular support, Tulsi Gabbard, an anti-war/progressive champion, is virtually eliminated from the race with one delegate.

In her home state Massachusetts, Warren finished third behind Biden and Sanders.

Despite her poor Super Tuesday showing, she vowed not to quit, saying: “I am in this fight.” 

Virtually too far behind in the delegate count to catch up, polls in upcoming primaries showing her trailing badly, is she in it for Biden over Sanders in return for favors promised her?

Earlier calling herself “capitalist to the bone,” she’s part of the dirty system, not against it, shown by her voting record, most often along party lines, including for what benefits corporate America and the US imperial agenda.

Time and again she defends the indefensible. Like other undemocratic Dems and Republicans, she considers naked aggression humanitarian intervention and democracy building.

During Israel’s preemptive 2014 Gaza war, she supported what demanded condemnation, falsely blaming Hamas for Netanyahu regime high crimes.

She’s militantly hostile toward Russia, China, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, and other nations on the US target list for regime change.

She falsely accused Russia of “belligeren(ce),” falsely claimed China “weaponized its economy.” She supports illegal US sanctions (economic terrorism) on Iran, Venezuela, North Korea and other targeted nations.

She’s an Obama clone with a gender difference, never a people’s champion.

If she favored progressive politics over dirty business as usual, she’d drop out of the race and endorse Sanders over Biden and Bloomberg — because she’s too far behind in the delegate count to catch up.

Vowing not to quit suggests she supports continuity over peace, equity, justice and the rule of law.

Did Dem party bosses manipulate things for Biden to win big on Super Tuesday?

Did they urge Warren to stay in the race to draw support from voters likely to back Sanders if she drops out?

Will key upcoming primaries be rigged for Biden, a figure assuring continuity — even though Sanders as Dem standard bearer would be more likely to defeat Trump in November?

Do Dem party bosses prefer DJT over Sanders — even though the Vermont senator votes along party lines most often?

US electoral dirty tricks are longstanding. Super Tuesday results suggests they were in play to elevate Biden in the delegate count over Sanders.

Is more of the same likely in upcoming primary contests?

Americans get the best “democracy” monied interests can buy — democracy for privileged few alone, governance of, by and for everyone equitably ruled out throughout US history.

That’s the disturbing reality in the current race for the White House — aspirants considered “safe” alone allowed to win.