grasping at straws
I don't understand why the Green Party is characterized as a bunch of whiny cranks. STEIN/BARAKA HEADQUARTERS ALERT! DEMEANING AND WILDLY INACCURATE COMEDY SKETCH BY JOHN OLIVER CAUSING CAMPAIGN SHORTFALLS!.
Those of us discouraged by Clinton's imminent victories in the Democratic primary got some great news: George Bush has predicted that 1)Clinton will win the nomination, and 2)the GOP will.