Would be for well-meaning supporters of Sen. Sanders to make clear the partisans of that faction of 'Bernie' adherents which seems unwilling to support the Democratic nominee are flat wrong, and to seek by their own actions to demonstrate how wrong they are. Rather than to claim that when this faction of 'Bernie' devotees are attacked for what they are, nihilist wreckers whose actions assist the cheap thug Trump, it is they themselves who are being attacked. It is rather like a main-line Protestant minister complaining that when the likes of Falwell Jr. or Rick Wiles is attacked for their pernicious statements and actions, it is Christianity, and all Christians, who are being attacked. If you are not claiming Mr. Biden is a senile racist rapist who killed millions in Iraq, whom you could under no circumstances vote for, no one is attacking you. I certainly am not, and would not. You would probably find I agreed with you on many points of policy, and certainly on most goals to be sought.





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

My final paragraph, I know, is useless. Bernard Sanders will make up his own mind, or has already done so. As I also said, more's the pity.

Might have some effect on our High Sparrow.

It would certainly be of benefit to unity behind Mr. Biden's campaign.





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

to vote in the primary, I think. I believe enough voters will brave the pandemic and vote to ensure that Biden gains a majority of pledged delegates.

Some will live but infect others who will die. Flattened curves are likely to become steep again. Businesses are likely to remain closed longer. People are likely to go longer without seeing their loved ones in assisted living and nursing homes. All of that matters a hell of a lot to me, regardless of who wins the remaining primaries.

I live in an area of Connecticut where the peak isn't expected until mid-May, just two weeks before our primary, so this is personal for me.

Here in Minnesota, a bill has been introduced that would mail ballots to every voter for our state and local primary election and for the November election.

Perhaps this year will be the year mail-in ballots become standard in enlightened states.

Can you vote by mail in your state? If so, I urge you to do that.

So under ordinary circumstances this wouldn't be remedied through the legislature. They are looking for a way to work around it, either by executive order or by expanding the ability of people to request absentee ballots due to illness by expanding the definition of illness to include fear of exposure to Covid-19.

Without that, we'd have to commit fraud to request an absentee ballot if we are in good health and are within our district and not working any hour that the polls are open.

The primary would be cancelled if the state receives a letter from the candidate requesting to be removed from the ballot. We're still waiting for Warren's, too, but we expect hers any day.

Constitutional requirements at that level are ridiculous. We're getting blowback from the Republicans in our State Senate about mail-in ballots, too, and they have a tiny majority in the Senate.

We'll see what the Governor can get them to do. In any case, no excuse is needed to get an absentee ballot and vote by mail in Minnesota, so...

Including those who dropped out. I’m guessing that each state has its own law that governs changing the text of a ballot.

In Minnesota, there were more than two dozen Democratic presidential candidates on our primary ballot. Voters ignored those who had already withdrawn, along with those who were merely vanity candidates. Voters are used to doing that.

to endorse Biden. Their own futures are also at stake.

Rashida Tlaib probably won't win her primary - she is a goner after booing the great Hillary Clinton who won her district.

Ilhan Omar is 50/50 -- she may lose as well because her affair with a married man (which she falsely denied) and destroyed his family will be an issue.

seem to be well-credentialed, credible people. I voted for her enthusiastically but she has been a big disappointment; she spends little time in the district actually representing her constituents, and she has an unfortunate penchant for creating completely unnecessary controversies. She just isn't very good at her job. I won't be supporting her this time.

In many ways, I have been disappointed in her since she was elected. However, it is not a matter I can vote on. Those in her district will have to make that decision. I trust they will decide well.

An endorsement from anyone might well convince another person to vote for Biden and help to ensure a victory.

If a person is a Democrat, then that person should endorse the Democratic nominee for President. That is really a minimum thing to do if you are a Democrat. Not making that endorsement is a demonstration that you are not truly a Democrat in your heart. People who might otherwise vote for you will remember that you refused to endorse a Democratic presidential nominee. That could influence their vote for you.

We have only two viable political parties when it comes to Presidents. Two. It is a binary choice. If you are a Democratic candidate, then it is essential that you endorse the Democratic nominee for President. Anything less is unthinkable.

and influence over Bernie supporters. Other Democrats are written off as "establishment" in their deep-seated and ingrained narrative.

Sanders is still collecting delegates. That was quite a duplicitous message he delivered about supposedly quitting.

It has the advantage of not being seen as delusional for believing he could still win.
I agree it probably won't matter much but it also delays the moment of uniting behind one candidate. And although the chances for it are probably close to zero, it might generate some bad headlines if BS somehow wins one of the remaining races due to special circumstances, maybe in a caucus with very low turnout in these times.

And I agree, Sanders will not be getting many more delegates, and he has now assured that Biden will get to 1991 ahead of the convention. Thanks, Bernie! Though really, it was plenty likely regardless.

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