i was initially flabbergasted that wynne thought that she might gain any insight into the existing situation by studying the last american election, but as i'm going through my notes on the rebuild, i'm realizing that the parallel is actually rather stark, you just need to be a little abstract to get it.

the 2018 ontario election may have a similar trajectory to what the 2016 american election would have been like had bernie sanders run. i'm seeing a number of parallels come up, including sanders starting to swing clinton's core supporters near the end.

i think bernie peaked too early, though.