Do Surprises Await Outside the MSM Frame?

"But I won't be voting for him."

At no point in his essay does Salaita indicate if his rejection of Sanders covers both the race for the nomination and the general election. He simply blasts Sanders:

"Sanders has long supported Israeli colonization, including the worst elements of its military occupation. . . Is it fair to call Sanders an adamant Zionist? Is he a Zionist at all? Does it even matter? How bad is he, really, in the spectrum of U.S. politics, where kowtowing to Israel has long been a prerequisite for the presidency?

"...Here's what we know: He's not a raging ideologue. He doesn't extol Israel. He hasn't kissed Netanyahu's ring. He recently declined to call himself a Zionist. Last year, though, he yelled at pro-Palestine activists and his platform on Israel-Palestine sounds agreeable but reproduces a failed status quo."

In this largely unsubstantiated tirade against Sanders, Salaita makes no reference to Hillary Clinton's staunch support of Israel. Nor does he appear to understand that members of the House and Senate do not stay elected long without some modicum of deference to Israel.

In our political presidential process, when the ballots are cast, the choices have been narrowed down, winnowed by earlier primaries and caucuses. Some winnowing also comes from unexpected surprises along the respective campaign trails.

It is up to the voter to watch for those surprises as they spring from outside the MSM frame of reference. Do not watch for the perfect. Watch, rather, for the potential and the possible.