Campaign advisor Devine may enlist old friend

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Delegate count might be a problem for Sanders

Campaign considering rolling out “Plan J”

The New York Times reported today that despite the size of his rallies and the intensity of his supporters, it is looking more and more likely that Bernie Sanders’ road to the Democratic nomination is facing one insurmountable obstacle: delegate count.

According to the Times, delegate count in the Democratic primary shows Mr. Sanders slipping significantly behind Hillary Clinton in the race for the nomination, and the odds of his overtaking her are growing increasingly remote.

Given this outlook, Around The Block has learned that the Sanders campaign is seriously considering invoking what it calls its secret weapon, code-named “Plan J.”

Speaking on the condition of anonymity since he wasn’t authorized to discuss this issue, a Sanders insider said, “We’ve always had Plan J in our pocket and now might be the time to use it.”

According to the insider, “Plan J is simply Bernie’s response to all the talk about Hillary being the first U.S. woman president. While that might be an historic first, it’s no more historic than becoming the first Jewish president, which Bernie will be. Simply stated, Plan J will make that case to the American people.”

While Sanders has spoken publicly about the fact that he would be the first Democratic-Socialist president, he has yet to invoke the Jewish card, which Plan J will do.

But, according to our source, the Sanders campaign is not simply relying on Plan J. In a little known fact, Tad Devine, senior political adviser to Sanders, is also the great-grandson of the late movie and TV personality, Andy Devine.

Andy Devine as the host of the legendary Saturday morning TV show “Andy’s Gang,” employed the equally famous Froggy the Gremlin, whose wizardry could make many impossible things happen.

 The younger Devine, who has had Froggy the Gremlin under his care since the death of his great-grandfather, is reportedly thinking of taking Froggy out of retirement so he can invoke his great-grandfather's famous words to him, “Plunk you magic twanger, Froggy,” in order to have Froggy conjure up his magic and cinch the nomination for Sanders.