Sanders can make Biden a stronger November candidate, and keep left ideas alive going forward.

Joe Biden won Michigan yesterday and, make no mistake, that was the only state primary that mattered. Yes, Bernie Sanders won Washington and North Dakota. Yes, Sanders is less than 200 delegates behind Biden, which would seem to be within striking distance. But Michigan sealed it for Biden.

I don’t say this easily. I remain a Sanders supporter who had Elizabeth Warren as a close second and no one else (maybe Julian Castro) very high on my list. I also remain concerned that Biden brings a long list of vulnerabilities to the general election — vulnerabilities the Republicans can be counted on to exploit. (Sanders has his list, as well, so please don’t turn this into a Biden-Bernie dust up. That’s not what this is about.)

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet