New York Times opinion writers — Paul Krugman, Timothy Egan, Frank Bruni, Bret Stephens, and David Brooks — have virtually lined up to dismiss the Sanders campaign; “he can’t win” or “he’s like Trump only his opposite” are common refrains. Washington Post columnists follow suit. And MSNBC’s Chris Matthews went off the rails, implying Sanders’ rather tame version of democratic socialism put him on the same side as communist leaders such as Fidel Castro who would have, if they won the Cold War, Matthews asserted, conducted public executions in Central Park.