I think that whether Sanders endorces Hillary or not is a dead issue [View all]

Last edited Thu Jun 30, 2016, 08:24 AM - Edit history (1)

We need to quit worrying about what Bernie Sanders might do and when he might do it for two reasons:

1) Sanders has a mind of his own and has been driven by the passions of a true believer his entire political life. People with that kind of mindset are virtually immune to the influences of others, so he is going to do what he is going to do regardless of what we think or say.

2) It no longer matters what Sanders does. First we have to understand that we, the denizens of DU, are a significantly different breed than most of the voting public. Regardless of their stances or their favorite candidates, people on DU are a lot more passionate about their politics than the average voter. In the real world many Sanders supporters have already moved on to support Hillary, much like I did in 2008 when I seamlessly shifted my support from Clinton to Obama. Those passionate Sanders supporters who are left will ultimately fall into one of two camps. They will either sooner or later decide to hold their noses and vote for Clinton or there is no way that they ever will ever do so. I think the fast majority of them regard who they will ultimately vote for, or whether they will vote at all, as personal choice over which Sanders has has little or no influence.

So why don't we just let Sanders do his thing, discontinue the primary fights, and put our energy into figuring out what we can do to help Hillary win the general election.