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for the first time in decades, we have a vanquished candidate in the person of Sen Sanders who is openly continuing to run as a candidate, who has not conceded the race or openly endorsed Hillary Clinton, and who has been making noises that the convention will be disrupted.

We have long-serving Ds in Congress who are calling for unity and who are characterizing Sen Sanders actions as being counterproductive and even harmful in our efforts to elect Hillary as president, to retake Congress and to win big down ticket.

My question to the admins: how are you planning on handling this situation? If it is OK to criticize Hillary "constructively," does the same apply to Sen Sanders? This is a situation that has been created by Sen Sanders, not by pro-Hillary DU members looking to extend the wars between the candidates supporters. Are we as Ds to remain silent because the primary season is over, while a losing candidate is acting like the primary season has not ended? Is this very visible situation off limits for DU discussion, even as major Ds across the country and in the media are openly discussing the same?

And what about Sanders' DU supporters? Their candidate is urging them to stick with him through the convention. Are they not allowed to express support for his position that "it ain't over til it's over?"

Thank you for any clarification you can offer.