Sanders endorsed Clinton. He’s done. That’s why I can’t quite fathom the logic of this one, “according to a campaign spokesman…”
Sanders spox tells @ckmarie: He’s still a candidate, he’s not dropping out https://t.co/BGbcqN1K6H pic.twitter.com/ZwOLF74CAR
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) July 12, 2016
Ok so, Japanese blah blah WWII blah blah caves etc. blah bla, hic!
What?! No Michael/Fredo kiss? That’s unlike Killary! Maybe it was edited out since the MSM is in tank for her and coverage is all rigged.
“I wonder how many of his supporters are yelling foul and “betrayed” and never Hillary.”
I’ve said from the moment that he met with the president after losing California that the reason that he was waiting to endorse her was to help mitigate this factor. Imagine how much more they would be screaming this if he had come out of that meeting with a full throated endorsement of Hillary. “What did Obama give him to get him to sell out”. He did the right thing by making it a more gradual turn. Of course some people are still going to be pissed, but I think he did the right thing by waiting and letting the loss sink in to his supporters before endorsing her.
Amen!
I would hope she’d handle it by ignoring as much as she can because to address it won’t change anyone’s mind who already hates her. As much as I don’t like the thought of aging and the inevitable consequence, I also think how much I won’t be worrying about either.
I was never in love with HRC, but I do believe that she will be a good president.
The big question will be what percentage of Democrats line up behind her after the convention. Kerry received 89% of Democrats, while Obama in 2012 got 92%. i think Hillary has 83% under current polling.
I’m guessing she will land somewhere below 89, because Trump will grab a sliver more of dem’s who rarely back democrats in national elections. But I think that number will rise above 83, giving her a nice boost in the polls (all other things being equal).
But I bet sh’ell be backed by way more dems than Trump is back by repugs.
I’ve said before - it isn’t necessary to have feelings for candidates. They don’t have to thrill you - the choice is always who will make a better office holder.
I just happen to find myself loving Hillary sincerely. She’s worked so damn hard for so long to be a public servant, to do things for us.
O dear - I didn’t see that part about the New Republic. That’s scary shit.
That’s like a whole new strain of CDS.
Technicality. “Suspending” his campaign means he can continue to raise funds, retire any outstanding debt (if any), pay for expenses related to winding down the campaign, etc. This is standard procedure, and I’m pretty sure Hillary did the same in 2008 (just like pretty much any other candidate with a large campaign to wind down).
WaPo has a similar storyline as the one from The Atlantic:
A Bernie Sanders turned Gary Johnson supporter friend on Facebook just posted “Feel the Johnson.” I’m no political genius or anything, but I told him it probably was best he didn’t share that slogan in public lest he get slapped or arrested.
But for most of us this endorsement is indeed good news. Time to move on with the work of ensuring the right woman makes it to the White House.
Ha Ha Ha!!!
Even if we consider that 80-something percent of Bernie primary voters are already telling pollsters they will vote for Hillary in the general, and even assuming there might be as many as 10% who never will, that leaves something like 5-10% that aren’t quite there – I’d call them “HIllaryskeptical” – but might be won over. And since Bernie won something like 13 million votes in the primary, 10% those “persuadables” would be 1.3 million voters (and that’s not including independents who couldn’t vote in many of those primaries). Bernie’s ringing endorsement of Hillary (accomplished today), and his active campaigning between now and November (promised, and I believe he will keep that promise), sends a strong message to Bernie fans who may be “Hillaryskeptical,” but potentially persuadable – especially given the horrors of a potential Trump presidency.
Professor, I hope you’re having a good day. I think you are.
I’m sincerely glad.
“He has energized and inspired a generation of young people who care deeply about our country, and are building a movement that is bigger than one candidate or one campaign,” she said. “So thank you, thank you, Bernie, for your endorsement, but more than that, thank you for your lifetime of fighting injustice. I am proud to be fighting alongside you.”
Classy.
