@snood,
snood wrote:
..., it just seems like a lot of the space on the threads about the 2016 election keeps going to personal arguments, and it's tiresome - sorry. I apologize for posting sigh twice after your posts. I should have posted sigh after someone else's post.
I agree. We all have different points of view and perspectives on the issues we are discussing, but, I believe for most of us, the most interesting part is those differences themselves.
I don't share Lash's enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders or have much expectation that he will get the nomination. However it is an observable fact that he has garnered far more support among Democrats than most folks anticipated when he started his campaign. Lash has done a good job articulating the likely reasons for his appeal, and that is interesting even if one doesn't support him.
Snood and I often disagree about many things but I pay attention to his perspectives and occasionally get the impression that there may be more about which we agree than meets the eye.
I have my own perspectives, and perhaps some of you find them tiresome, but I do enjoy expressing them.