Two Tracks?

This morning the talking heads on TV were again assuming that there are two tracks to the Democratic nomination. As they see it, one track is "liberal" and consists of Warren and Sanders. The other track is "moderate" and consists of everyone else--and candidates in the moderate track total more votes than Warren and Sanders combined. The talking heads' point is that if the "moderate"  candidates get together and settle on one candidate, that candidate will easily win.

That's one way to look at the situation. But is there a reason to believe that the voters see it that way?

And what is a "moderate"? Someone moderately obedient to the 1%? 

What if many citizens are voting for candidates they trust regardless of the candidates's views on healthcare and the fossil fuel industry? 

Last week a poll asked voters to weigh in on a series of one-on-one contests between the Democratic candidates. Sanders vs. Klobuchar would be an example. In all these pairings, Sanders won, with only Biden being close. It may be that the two-track analysis of the race is founded on puffery. (Isn't it obvious that many people vote for the person they like, not for the person with the best platform?)

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