At this moment what do you think Bernies chances of winning the nomination are?

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29. Not precisely the same results. And voting still matters. But...

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As Robert Jensen wrote, "No matter who votes in elections, powerful unelected forces—the captains of industry and finance—set the parameters of political action. Voting matters, but it matters far less than most people believe, or want to believe."

Those parameters are set not only during the general election but also during the primary season. And a truly leftist/progressive vision sits outside of those parameters. Sanders knows that and said as much. His campaign, in my mind, has never been about winning. It's about trying to force Clinton at least a little to the left and inspiring a grassroots movement that will, as I said before, broaden the parameters--so that the captains of industry and finance lose influence.

Clinton would still be better than whoever the Republican Party nominates, but I'm afraid her administration would be a little to the right of Obama's. Maybe Bernie's campaign will inspire enough people to hold her accountable. Or at least make it so she doesn't embrace her corporate allegiances to the fullest extent possible. I honestly think that's the best we can hope for. Clinton has always been a hawkish neoliberal with views on social issues that make her the lesser evil.