by Rick Ackerman
RickAckerman.com
How might a flame-belching, finger-pointing Socialist become our next president? Although it seems unlikely at the moment, a Sanders victory is hardly a longshot. Just do the math. At present the popular vote splits down the middle while the electoral map tilts ever-so-precariously red; national elections are therefore a toss-up. Trump would likely win if the election were held tomorrow, mainly because the economy is doing so well, at least on the surface. We’ll put aside the unpleasant fact that these supposed boom times have not alleviated toxic levels of public and private debt even slightly and that many trillions of investment dollars have been pumped into the shares of companies that either produce nothing, lose money or both.
Now suppose young adults do something they’ve never done before — i.e., show up at the polls in droves. If their turnout were phenomenal, as well it might be, that could swing the election to Sanders. Why would millennials Uber to grimy urban voting stations when they could be enjoying the day doing what they love — i.e., washing down wedges of creatively seasoned avocado toast with mango-flavored hard seltzer as they swap climate-change horror stories?