Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forum"Has Hillary Clinton earned Bernie's support?"
is one of the threads on the last day of the old GD-primaries forum. My answer to that is that she has earned the Democratic nomination by winning millions of more votes and hundreds of more pledged delegates. I've come to the conclusion that while yes--I would love to have Bernie endorse Hillary--that if he continues to drag his feet she can win with or without his "blessing." And while I would love to have all of his supporters vote for her (and I believe most of the sane ones will) that we can win without the "Bernie or bust" crowd too. Finally if some of his die hard supporters want to have "fart-ins" and "hassle lines" at the convention that is their right but it will only make what began as a worthy campaign look ridiculous in the end.
comradebillyboy
(10,467 posts)stopbush
(24,630 posts)Get with the program or not. But quit the whining and the self-aggrandizement.
Arkansas Granny
(31,827 posts)I think BS supporters would have demanded an endorsement from Hillary long before now.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)the primaries and has won the Democratic Party nomination. She won over some of his delegates who are Democrats in heart and soul, and she's received the endorsements of the Democratic President, Vice President, and none other than liberal firebrand, Senator Elizabeth Warren - who had been their last hope.
Hillary's more than earned his support, and if he can't give it, he should quit the Party - and all those committees that gave him a semblance of relevance in the Senate.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)His support looks very soft. You would've thought more of them could have turned on their computers at the very least
Treant
(1,968 posts)And any decent person would give it.
However, she doesn't need it, and his support erodes in influence with every passing day. The very vast majority of Bernie voters realize that Hillary is the candidate and support her.
The few BoB people left never would have voted for her, won't vote for her, and can't ever be convinced to vote for her. Therefore, efforts are best spent elsewhere where voters can be convinced.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Squinch
(52,739 posts)Her Sister
(6,444 posts)Sore losers want to weaken her. This impulse is behind every stunt every day til convention.
They are very obvious. Plus they are Trump apologizers.
Yes, she has.
Will sanders support Clinton?
He may.
I am not sure that he has made a decision abut it.
I am not sure that it matters.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)Hillary deserves much better than the support of Bernie Sanders. There are lots of votes available to Hillary that Bernie has no control over. Far better to spend time and energy on those groups.
Judging by the interview with the BOBs on cable news, they appear to be fully indoctrinated in a cultish way. Sanders has filled them with a hatred of Hillary that seems part of them now. I don't think they will change if he supports her or not. I think the best that we can hope for is that they stay home in November.
DemonGoddess
(5,123 posts)She won by EVERY metric.
She has been endorsed by just about everyone, from the President on down.
People who've been AFRAID of voicing their support for her, are afraid no longer.
So yeah, have your silly fart-in, and whatever. IT DOESN'T MATTER because she's got this, with or without the BoB crowd.
LiberalFighter
(53,467 posts)Just ideas without details.
Cha
(305,406 posts)scorn.
Hillary won in spite of BS, the m$m, the gop, and trump.. BS can get on board or stay away.. I don't give a shite.
Mahalo book~
murielm99
(31,436 posts)and the Sunday morning shows. I avoid them. I asked him today if they are saying anything about Sanders. He said that he heard no mention of Sanders at all. The man has become irrelevant, as he deserves.
Cha
(305,406 posts)Not too long ago he was wall to wall 24/7.
How Nice! Mahalo~