No surprise for those who have been paying attention. But if this is your first time through it, this election has been totally rigged. From the start, it was clear that Hillary had been chosen and given a path. Possibly it was a concession forged back in 2008 in which she agreed to stand aside for Obama in exchange for "her turn."

Antithetical to our deeply held democratic processes, the entire 2016 contest is and has been rigged so that one person's quest for power can be satisfied. 2008 was an embarrassing stumble. 2016 is the last pageant she's willing to go through, and she was determined to win. This time, the title is hers. Period.

Thus, the timing, carefully coordinating, of her "clenching" the nomination. On the eve of the California primary – where her fierce opponent Bernie Sanders was threatening to win – an announcement made in the mainstream news essentially pulled the rug out from under the primary by rendering it useless.