So to all those who say, it's early, none of the primary stuff so far matters--1357 delegates will be decided on Super Tuesday. March 3. A week from this coming Tuesday. 9 days. Which means what's happened so far is super relevant as it sets the narrative for that.
The heart of that narrative is that Bernie Sanders is strong and to date no centrist alternative has emerged as compelling enough to challenge him. This is in part because he has tapped into demographic and generational changes in the Democratic Party.
It is in part due to the fact that he has tapped into a desire on the part of voters to produce real change. It is in part due to the fact that he is seen as the anti-Trump (despite foolish comparisons from the commenting class suggesting they are the same).
But it is also in part because centrists deferred to Biden for too long...and because there is no strong centrist message except "electability" which is not terribly persuasive when centrists perform weakly in primaries.
There are 9 days for centrists to figure this out, put party before the ego of candidates or this race may be over...at which time everyone must shift their focus to defeating Trump regardless of the candidate. #BlueNoMatterWho
