Despite their humiliating loss in New York, Team Sanders is vowing to press on. Even to a convention floor fight. And why not?
The Sanders campaign is running on huge piles of money from the far left. And the far left has only been more riled up by the accusations of voter fraud in New York. So they will keep on pouring money into the campaign fueled by anger, paranoia and the search for a Socialist savior. Even those who know Bernie won't win will put in the money to make a point hoping to push the party further to the left.
And Team Sanders is enjoying the big bucks. Everyone from Bernie on down is living large. Bernie is flying chartered jets with elaborate menus around the world.
The plane was a Delta 767 which can seat 250 or so people, though Sanders only took 50 in his entourage.
There's lobster sliders, crab salad, red lentil soup, herb crusted lamb loin, chocolate ganache, fine cheeses, white wine and those are just the highlights.
So why stop? The moment the campaign ends, the good life goes away. And Bernie Sanders goes back to being another politician earning in the low six figures. It's a whole lot better than most Americans, but it's not the chartered jet lifestyle either.
And the various campaign upper staff are no doubt making out like bandits.
So Team Sanders will keep on keeping on. If this were Martin O'Malley, Hillary could buy him off. But there's nothing she can really offer Bernie Sanders. At least nothing obvious. He can't be V.P. And he would be more trouble than he's worth in any kind of economic cabinet posting. That leaves trying to find him some cushy non-profit sector spot that brings in millions a year, requires no work and lets him rant about politics all the time.
So maybe head of the Center for American Progress?