2016 Campaign Watch

It’s probably too early to begin a full-on post mortem of the campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, but The New York Times has an article this morning suggesting some of that legendary 20/20 hindsight is beginning to make an appearance:

Early Missteps Seen as a Drag on Bernie Sanders’s Campaign

The morning after he lost the Nevada caucuses in February, Bernie Sanders held a painful conference call with his top advisers….

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Next week’s Wisconsin primary is likely to be a win for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, according to Politico‘s survey of political insiders:

Insiders: Ted Cruz will capture Wisconsin

In the Republican race, insiders said Cruz has surged ahead of Trump in Wisconsin thanks to GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement and an electorate that isn’t as favorable to Trump as those in other states.

“Governor Walker’s endorsement will help Cruz,” said one Wisconsin Republican, who, like all respondents, completed the survey this week anonymously. ...

CNN has an interesting piece this morning on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s once again being forced to push down the road the day when her campaign can announce they have effectively secured the Democratic nomination:

Clinton moves goalposts again; girds for New York battle

When Hillary Clinton lost the New Hampshire primary to Bernie Sanders in February, Robby Mook, her campaign manager, took the long view and declared the nomination would “very likely be won in March, not February.”

The ...