The Democratic primary election is far from over, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. There have been a lot of groundbreaking developments in the last week. So, let’s talk about them. According to the latest California poll, Bernie has completely erased Hillary’s lead in the state, and it’s now a virtual dead heat with a week remaining before the vote. A Sanders win in California, the largest state in the country, would be huge in making the case that Bernie is currently the stronger candidate. All general election polling already consistently indicates that he is the best equipped to defeat Trump, and a win in California would validate that notion. The media pundits will point to the near insurmountable pledged delegate lead, and say that Hillary is a lock even if Bernie wins the majority of the remaining states. While it may be true that his odds of winning the nomination via pledged delegates is very narrow, there are many other moving parts to this situation. Like it or not, the superdelegates will determine the nominee at the Democratic National Convention at the end of July. Neither Hillary nor Bernie will have enough pledged delegates to win the nomination outright. The role of the superdelegates is SUPPOSED to be to pick the candidate that has the best chance for victory in the general election. This is obviously Bernie Sanders, but the superdelegates are pretty much in Hillary’s pocket. So, it will take a lot to sway them. They would have to be convinced that nominating Hillary will cost the party the election. There is growing data and circumstances that show that to be the case. As already mentioned, Bernie outperforms Hillary by significant margins in nearly all general election polls against Trump. Bernie’s favorability rating remains positive among voters, while Hillary’s is deeply negative and trending further downward. In some recent polls she is now even seen as less favorable than Trump. Now let’s talk about the emails. This week the Inspector General of the State Department (an Obama appointee) released a scathing report contradicting the entire narrative Hillary Clinton has been telling the public over the last year. The report concluded that what Hillary did was absolutely against State Department rules, and that she was never given approval to use a private email server. It also concluded that she was the only Secretary of State to ever have a private email server, as well as the only to not turn over all of her emails to the department upon leaving. There is no gray area in this report. It found her 100% guilty of violating the rules, and then lying about it. This alone will damage her political prospects even further. It validates the notion that she is completely untrustworthy and has extremely poor judgment. It also gives a solid foundation for the FBI (criminal) investigation to yield an indictment. This would force Hillary to exit the race entirely. Once thought to be unlikely, this is now very possible. Between now and the DNC convention in July there is a very high probability that four things will happen. 1) Bernie wins California, has the overall momentum, and the most pledged delegates between the “Blue” (Democratic) and swing states (Hillary’s lead is based on her wins in the Southern states which will be “Red” (GOP) in the general election anyway). 2) The “Bernie or Bust” movement continues to grow exponentially and is no longer considered a “fringe” part of Bernie’s supporters. 3) Hillary Clinton’s favorability ratings and poll numbers continue to decline to the point where she is consistently behind Trump in the polls, while Bernie continues to consistently beat him. 4) The FBI investigation reaches a fevered pitch and it begins to appear that an indictment recommendation is a distinct possibility. If all of these scenarios play out, there will be tremendous pressure for the superdelegates to change in favor of nominating Bernie Sanders. Not to mention, we are planning to have hundreds of thousands of supporters on the doorsteps of the DNC convention in July telling them to do so. We can make it happen! Even in the event the superdelegates make the irresponsible decision to still choose Hillary Clinton, there is still a chance for a 4th party run by Bernie. In a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, Bernie was asked if he would run outside of the Democratic Party. For the first time, he did not give a clear “No”. That door may be open. Bernie has always said he will “do everything in his power to defeat Trump”. He has not said that necessarily involves supporting Hillary. That is an important point. The Green Party’s Jill Stein has already indicated she would be open to having him join their ticket, thereby eliminating the deadlines for a completely Independent registration process. Polls this week also show that the Libertarian Party is currently polling at 10% as a 3rd party alternative to a Clinton/Trump general election. That percentage shows that if Bernie were to run as a 4th party it could make for a plausible path to victory. Stay strong and keep fighting everyone. This is a historic election year, and anything is possible. Let’s spread the word and keep taking action! It’s on us.