Oh totally. I feel sorry for the Dem party leaders. They are stuck with either socialist Sanders or Clinton, who seems as scandal prone than her husband. Unless Sanders can take the nomination and strongly reform the party itself, we may be seeing the beginning of the end of the democratic party. It's had major changes in the past year, a strongly polarizing president, these candidates, and a public growing tired of partisan politics. I'm sure this isn't the first time it's looked this way, but maybe this will be it. lIt may be best for the Dems if they lose this election so they can focus on fixing their party.

I've got the same hope you do about another candidate. This will be the first election I can vote in, and right now, I don't want to vote for anyone running. Well, I'm sort of partial to Chafee, but I seem to be alone in that. Very alone. And I wouldn't vote for him because such a weak candidate likely won't make a good executive. We keep using Obama as a benchmark though, and that was four years ago, in a climate better suited for a Democrat to win. I'm going to stick to my guns too and say it doesn't matter who the Dem nominee is, next president will be Republican.

If you really want to get depressed about Silly Season, look into public opinion some. Not what it is a saying, but the issues with collecting it and understanding it. That stuff is utterly terrifying.