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| LIPINSKI: Feeling the Bern? |
He’s
a Democrat because he was raised in Chicago, and his father served as both an
alderman and congressman. He’s certainly not someone inclined to back the
liberal leanings that Democrats often take.
SO
WHAT SHOULD we make of the fact that Lipinski, who is one of the superdelegates
from Illinois, says he’ll back Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for
president if given the chance.
I
think he’s just inclined to not want to back Hillary Clinton, which is how the
establishment of the Democratic Party in Illinois and elsewhere is leaning.
So
he backs Bernie, even though Dan is as far removed from ever feeling “the Bern”
as one can get. He just doesn’t want to give in to a Hillary Clinton support.
Although he does point out that back in the March primary elections in
Illinois, a majority of voters in his congressional district supported Sanders.
So
maybe it makes sense? Or maybe he’s just being cantankerous.
EITHER
WAY, IT’S not likely to matter much. Since Lipinski said he would cast his support as a
superdelegate for Sanders if the Democratic primary winds up being a contested
elected.
Which
is NOT likely to happen. For the Dems have the primary between two candidates,
and no one else taking any significant support.
It’s
not like the Republican primary cycle where it is very likely that no one will
take a majority of delegates – and it really will become a matter of political
maneuvering and gamesmanship to determine who will wind up winning the GOP
nomination for president.
Now
if Lipinski starts saying he’d rather have a Republican as president over
Hillary, then we have a significant story. Otherwise, backing Bernie is more a
matter of “What else is new?”
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