The Strange New Appeal of Grizzled Leftists

The Strange New Appeal of Grizzled Leftists

Across the northern Anglosphere, the implausible is suddenly looking possible and, in one case even probable. In America, Bernie Sanders, a 73-year-old self-declared socialist who is not even a registered Democrat, is bringing an excitement to that party’s contest for the presidential nomination that the presumed candidate, Hillary Clinton, cannot begin to match. The current Republican frontrunner, meanwhile, is the cartoonish Donald Trump, a reality TV star and real estate billionaire whose ascent may only be stopped if GOP voters realise that his history suggests he isn’t really a conservative at all.

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