The race to become the Democratic nominee is still ‘mortal combat’

Donald Trump was practically holding hands with Megyn Kelly, almost wincing at himself for re-tweeting that she was a “bimbo” – even getting her phone number.

And then, there he was, releasing a list of potential Supreme Court judges that could easily have been chosen by the guy he used to call “Lyin’ Ted.” He did that before meeting with Henry Kissinger. It all seemed so presidential.

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But on the Democratic side, it’s still mortal combat.

“We are in until the last ballot is cast!” Bernie Sanders said.

Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but with more polls showing that the Trump versus Clinton numbers are even, Bernie Sanders appears to believe that California should get to decide the nomination. He’s using the latest polling to hint that Clinton might not have what it takes to beat Trump after all.

“In virtually every national and state poll that I have seen, we are running way, way ahead of Donald Trump,” Sanders explained.

And so Sanders wants another debate.

“I think it is very important that Secretary Clinton and I have the opportunity, before the largest state in this country to debate the current issues,” Sanders said.

Which would very likely make the divisions even deeper.

But whatever happens in the next few weeks, Sanders could well go into the convention with 40 percent of the delegates. Those are delegates who are notoriously energetic and very millennial and who see Hillary Clinton, female though she may be, as old news.

And with the Republican convention now shaping up as a celebration, produced and choreographed by a guy who knows a thing or two about putting on pageants, the Democrats could follow that with a bitter brawl in Philadelphia.

I believe the millennial expression for that is #SMH.

I had to look it up, too.

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