Before the event, Lowenthal told The Times that Sanchez will have a difficult, but not impossible, path to victory on Tuesday, especially since Harris has won the endorsements of the California Democratic Party, Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein.
In the 2016 election, Donald Trump had a nearly impossible path to 270 Electoral College votes.
And now an independent-minded Republican senator who faced a difficult, if not impossible, path to re-election.
Little wonder that it is extremely hard to find the path to the best ideas, and near impossible to build citizens' support for them.
Mr Cameron, instead of choosing the impossible path of trying to crack down on one of the founding principles of the EU - freedom of movement - has opted for the more realistic move to tackle EU migration by limiting the appeal of Britain's welfare system to foreigners.
But it will guarantee that whatever passes is real reform -- defined as "reform which doesn't create an impossible path for undocumented immigrants to follow".
Sony's dual nature as both a consumer electronics manufacturer and a record company has forced it to walk an impossible path where, in a market that demands maximum openness and flexibility, its obvious need to support music player technology is contradicted by its interest to protect its intellectual property.
"It is impossible to speak about the path to democracy without a free and fair press and one that can flourish in an enabling political environment," wrote Sabbagh in her weekly column in Al Arab Al Yawm, a daily newspaper.
When testing a vaccine in human clinical trials is impossible, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers an alternative path to vaccine licensure using the so-called "Animal Rule", whereby the efficacy of such vaccines can be demonstrated through animal studies.
