PBC News & Comment, 3.2.20: Klobuchar Exits, Right Behind Buttigieg and Steyer

2 weeks after Bloomberg called for thinning the herd, frightened moderates bail out, but many Super Tuesday voters have already voted….--Klobuchar had to cancel Minneapolis rally due to protesters; Mayor Pete bets on the future; Tom Steyer got bupkis for $175 million
--Biden’s momentary gain in South Carolina is spun wildly by media gatekeepers
--despite the shuffle, most California voters have already mailed ballots, so impact may be minimal
--latest California polling—based on 6,000 person sample—shows Sanders with yuge lead, and only Warren may clear 15%
--Sanders may beat Warren in Mass, tells Boston rally he’s making Dem leaders “very nervous”
--media gatekeepers are very nervous, pumping out anti-Bernie reports as Public Enemy fires Flavor Flav
--NY Times pundit David Leonhardt declares it’s Biden vs. Sanders now
--in op-ed, Theodore R. Johnson says black voters vary by region, not all are like South Carolina
--Sanders may not get full credit in California, as rules for NPP voters like PBC are confusing to many
--Bloomberg goes to AIPAC to attack the front-running Jewish candidate
--Boss Bloomberg’s false stereotypes of young males challenged in new podcast interview, author Anne Kim says these attitudes lead to “abandoned” youth
--at MintPress, Whitney Webb reminds us of Bloomberg’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and pals, including Harvey Weinstein
--FAIR reviews the biased questions asked at candidate debates
--Trump claims Dems and media create coronavirus “hoax” and that people at his mob rallies are “very safe”
--billionaire cronies of Trump have quietly bought $1 billion stake in Twitter, may try to oust founder Jack Dorsey
--DC Appeals Court dismisses House lawsuit aimed at enforcing subpoena of Don McGhan
--federal judges says Trump unlawfully appointed Ken Cuccinelli to immigration post, and voids his actions
--Supreme Court will hear cases on asylum law, and Obamacare challenge
--as Israel votes today, leaked audio recordings impact both sides