By now, the dust has settled from the last major primary day on the calendar. The two major parties have their presumptive nominees. These nominees of course will not be official until their respective nominating conventions at the end of July. The Republicans will meet in Cleveland and nominate (barring any oddities) real estate mogul and reality television star, Donald Trump (the equivalent to the GOP’s Kim Kardashian). The Democratic Party is poised to make history and officially nominate Hillary Clinton who is the first woman to ever clinch a major party’s nomination for President of the United States. Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, this is a significant historical moment.

And then. There’s Bernie. The lovable old curmudgeon of a Senator from the State of Vermont. Again, despite my personal politics or yours, Bernie Sanders definitely made this race interesting and changed the game in politics in this cycle. The size of his rallies and his team’s seemingly great ground game were a sight to see. History will determine how well they were in really mobilizing arenas of people to the polls, but sadly for him, this race is all but over. However, he is vowing to fight until the convention in Philadelphia. The why? Because revolutions don’t generally succumb to a gracious defeat.

On Tuesday, Bernie spoke in Santa Monica. The day prior, the media crowned Hillary Clinton with the title of PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE. Bernie banked his late game on California, and the results were a final crushing blow to an already mathematically eliminated campaign. In his speech (which could be called anything but conciliatory), he struck a stubborn tone, ignoring a history-making night for what should be a somewhat friendly rival. When he mentioned her, in passing, the large crowd in an airport hangar booed loudly, and the vanquished candidate did little to dissuade the response. Continue reading →