Past Thoughts on Bernie and Hillary/A Call for Change

I've had enough of all this 'Bernie is hurting Hillary's chances rhetoric. The principal damage being done here is the failure of Clinton to adequately connect with a significant (soon to be a majority) portion of the Democratic base which is better reflected by the Sanders' candidacy.  For God's sake, what manner of convoluted logic would suggest that Sanders is somehow responsible for Clinton shortcomings!?
I completely agree with the leadership of the Democratic Party who rightly suggests that what is needed at this point in the process is to think seriously about uniting behind the candidate who best gives the Democrats the chance to defeat Donald Trump in the Fall election. Unfortunately, they're hitching their star to the wrong wagon. In every credible poll, Sanders has a significant lead over The Donald  in the general election while Clinton is in a pitched battle with her numbers in serious decline over the past two months. The most recent poll has Sanders leading Trump by 13 points; Clinton clinging to a rapidly eroding 2 point margin. Much like Obama's surge during the 2008 campaign, Sanders is gaining momentum within the Party and overwhelming support from independent voters throughout the country....you know, those same people who are certain to determine the next occupant of that famous Pennsylvania Avenue address!
It's past time for the Democratic establishment to swallow deeply that wad of stubborn ideological pride and wake up not only to the practical realities of the mathematical situation as it relates to the Sander v Trump contest but also to identify and embrace a new and potentially abiding voice...the voice of real change in the way politics is to be run in the coming years and the way in which we will address ourselves and others in this rapidly evolving world. The Democrats, through the Sanders' candidacy, have a unique opportunity to seize the moment and become part of the vanguard toward a better global future and, in the process, defeat the forces which will lead us in a decidedly different direction.
Obviously, results in the California primary today will be decisive in the outcome of the election and the eventual course of the country. A Sanders victory would further his already mounting argument as the favored candidate and compel the Party leadership, in the form of the hundreds of super delegates, to seriously reconsider their choice of who will best represent them in a contest against Trump.
In the meantime, Sanders has made the most of his opportunity to influence the Democratic Party's official position by naming several prominent and forward thinking citizens to the platform committee at this summer's convention....progressive congressman (and the sole Muslim in Congress), Keith Ellison; long-time environmental activist and writer, Bill McKibbon and the renown author, scholar, commentator, and social activist, Cornel West. These outstanding Americans will offer a new voice to the process of forming policy and direction for a Party sorely lacking in innovation and vision. This group is especially welcomed in the wake of a time when their collective voice has been silenced through in attention, neglect, and downright censorship by the MSM. Bring it on brothers Ellison, McKibbon, and West!! Together with Sanders and, more importantly, the millions of Americans they represent, a promise has been made to begin forging the long road toward a more equitable and just society.