Trump will win that race with Clinton a close second. As a consolation prize, Clinton will achieve her lifelong dream of being the first female President of the United States.
Even so, the only election results that will matter in November will be (1) turnout and (2) the number of ballots not cast for either Trump or Clinton. Those numbers will register the lack of confidence that the American people now place in the Two Party system.
I expect turnout to be low and, among those who do bother to go to the polls, I expect a record number of "none of the above" ballots cast.
These numbers will not indicate voter apathy so much as voter outrage. They will allow us to gauge the reservoir of discontent that will continue to fuel the revolution as it moves forward with or without Bernie Sanders.
There is a new political reality in the United States, and it seems clear to me that neither of the major parties are in a position to respond to it.
The revolution is not (and has never been) Bernie Sanders. If he chooses to board Clinton's campaign bus, he will trade political revolution for some mild version of political meliorism. I thank him for his past efforts and wish him well in his future endeavors.
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