Bernie’s Easy Path Has Closed, But the Harder Path Is Better
Sanders can still win, but piecing together a majority means delivering the new voters that his supporters insist he can inspire.
Winning the Democratic presidential nomination should not be easy. Before South Carolina and Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders had two ways to prevail: the good, long path and the bad, short path. The latter path—finishing first in primaries by holding on to his base on the left while several other candidates divided up the moderate vote—has now closed. The good path—to piece together an outright majority one way or another—has become much more difficult now that the field has thinned. But if Sanders is willing to take the steps necessary to win this way, it would be healthy for him and the
