Sanders: 'It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee'

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Bernie Sanders in an interview broadcast Wednesday went the furthest he has to date in conceding defeat to Hillary Clinton in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee, so I'm not going to be determining the scope of the convention," Sanders said during a taped C-SPAN interview.

Sanders said Clinton should pick "the most progressive candidate that she can find" to be her running mate. A handful of candidates, though not Sanders, are reportedly being considered.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/284462-sanders-doesnt-appear-ill-be-nominee#.V2rM-23SeI4.twitter

[Renew Deal]

1. Life is not about simple ideology

Nominees should pick the most progressive person that can lead the country and bring something to the table

[SouthernDemLinda]

79. I don't think it's exactly right?

Yes, he said it didn't appear that he would be the nominee and then.......


He has yet to also explicitly suspend his presidential bid, saying he'll push to leave a mark on the Democratic platform at the party's national convention in July.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. He is a great honest and humble man determined to help our democracy. Now he will help Hill.

[hrmjustin]

3. He ran a great race and got a lot of people excited about politics who were not before.

I congratulate him for going much further than anyone expected him to go.

[WhiteTara]

4. Now I hope he can lead his people into

the tent. He has done a great deal to broaden it, so now is the time to fill it.

[L. Coyote]

8. We were all in that tent already, and now we are all refocused on the big ring.

And the show is about to begin. Cue the music and dump the cueball with a weave.

[WhiteTara]

9. Bread and Circuses

That's what it is.

[L. Coyote]

47. Democracy if you take part.

[Loki]

27. The big tent of the Democratic party

can certainly welcome those who believe in a representative Democracy and yes, that does include Republican's who have some degree of honor left. I imagine there are quite a few of them, and I will welcome them just as I will welcome those who supported Mr. Sander's. That's what being a big tent is all about, isn't it?

[SirBrockington]

40. +1

Ideally a President is is the leader of the entire country, not just those who supported him/her. There are those on the far right, with many similarities of those on the far left, w/regards to character, that are equally passionate, but have a dissimilar political ideology. They can't simply be written off as unimportant either. I think if Democrats put more of that 50 state strategy into place, and appealed to the working class of BOTH parties, then there would be greater consciousness of the disparities between the 1% and the poor. There is no
reason a poor white person in the Mississippi Delta should be voting Republican.

[Hoyt]

34. Definitely. I think he was good for us and hope he plays a significant role in future.

[Duval]

5. K&R for the nice comments!

[George II]

11. That was more than a month ago, even before the last primary.

[George II]

24. I don't know, but this story is about something that Sanders said today, not something...

...that Goodman said weeks ago.

In response to Sanders acknowledging that he will not the the nominee (the subject of the OP), you responded with something Goodman said even before the last primaries (including California and New Jersey) and characterized it as "goodman is still dreaming".

With that I suppose you can probably answer your own question about whether or not Goodman has changed his mind.

[George II]

38. I didn't admit that Goodman has not changed his mind, I really don't know about what he thinks...

...today. This is June 22, not May 11 when Goodman said what you referenced.

By the way, what does and fictional idea that "the FBI will indict Clinton" have anything to do with this. For one thing, there will be no DOJ indictment of Clinton, and it's been pointed out time and again here on DU that the FBI doesn't indict people, they perform investigations. The "I" in FBI stands for "Investigation", not "Indictment".

[cosmicone]

80. Strange

that some people actually take HAHAHAHA Goodman seriously.

[Renew Deal]

15. Goodman is a troll

He has been trolling Democrats all along.

[StrictlyRockers]

35. I'm a huge Bernie fan, but I can't take H.A. Goodman, way too strident and fanatical.

He's like a parody, he's so over the top anti-Hillary.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. If he had labeled himself an independent FDR Democrat

from the outset of his career in Congress

He might be closer to being chosen as VP

Bernie has been spectacular to watch over these last 20 years

[George II]

10. The underlying "story" is huge. This jumped out at me:

"I'm not going to be determining the scope of the convention"

[Festivito]

39. Sounds like a full court press agains Bernie's idealism. eom

[calimary]

52. Not to this Hillary supporter.

It sounded like Bernie was being realistic.

It sounded like he's actually taking some steps toward reconciliation, and helping his followers to assist with the biggest and most important job of all - making sure NO republi-CON takes the White House - whether it's Donald Trump or whoever the GOP refuseniks try to install as their nominee instead. It's realistic and wise. Perhaps he's just needed time to start coming to terms with things.

Whether some folks realize it or not, with the reality as it currently is, the best way to get Bernie's views flowing into real policy is to make sure the Democratic designated hitter, in this case HRC, is elected President.

Anybody think a President Trump would take any interest in that?

[Odin2005]

59. Bernie supporter, here. I think he's trying to "let us down easy" in order to prevent...

...a large mass of his supporters from bolting in rage and voting Green.

[calimary]

63. Well, hey, these things take time.

Nobody I know of has an "on/off switch", except for the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" android, Data.

I appreciate seeing this from Senator Sanders. Full disclosure - I've been hoping he'd start moving in that direction. He may be working through letting himself down, easy, too. After all, most of us deal with reversals in private. But it's gotta be murder to face this stuff when it's all over the front pages and leading every hour in round-the-clock cable news.

[Festivito]

62. "realistic" that Bernie's idealism will be cut from convention and thus from Democrats.

And the comment disparaging Bernie as though he needs time to come to his opponents view should be edited to not be disparaging or deleted altogether.

It is unlikely that Bernie will become the Democratic candidate, but it is not impossible. Comments like that would only serve to hurt Democrats.

[calimary]

64. Not sure I get how it was disparaging. I didn't intend it that way.

I have a good friend who is STILL getting over a loss - 22 years later.

Hell, I'm certainly no angel. I'M still trying to get over Selection 2000 and not managing that anywhere nearly successfully. And it wasn't even MY own personal loss.

[SoCalMusicLover]

44. Sounds Like Snubsville

Basically he's saying, "you know all those ideas and solutions I spoke of during my campaign, well they are now essentially fantasies, that won't be part of the Democratic party agenda at the convention.

You can hear the excitement in his tone, that's for sure.

[Democat]

12. Sanders would have made a fine president

As will Clinton.

Hope to see them working together soon to beat Trump.

[Democat]

14. The time for Democrat bashing and hoping for a Trump victory are over

DU is now in the pro-Democrat stage.

[Iliyah]

33. Ditto

[SirBrockington]

43. Thankfully

[StrictlyRockers]

16. I'm content and happy with Clinton, but I would have been ecstatic with Sanders as the nominee.

Hillary is great. Bernie is freaking awesome!!!

[Beacool]

17. Really? No kidding........

How about if instead of still tilting at windmills he joins the fight against Trump? He could show some real leadership and follow Warren's example. She has targeted Trump with laser like precision.

[StrictlyRockers]

19. Snarky, unhelpful, condescending comment about a great man who many of us support.

Your comment is unhelpful and divisive. Reported.

[Beacool]

28. I lost patience with him.

Hillary lost by only 102 pledged delegates in 2008. She and Obama were statistically equal in the popular vote, they each had 48%. Yet, 4 days after the last primary she gave a concession speech and immediately went to work with Obama to defeat the Republicans. Sanders still talks about taking it all the way to the convention and makes vague references about Trump. How about a little more action and a little less talk? He should be rallying his supporters to go out and help Democrats in their fight against Trump and the Republicans. What the heck is he waiting for???

[tonyt53]

29. For what?????

[pangaia]

32. That stuff is not all over the place now.

What ever happened to the NEW RULES?

Don't bother...

[StrictlyRockers]

23. Yeah, I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.

Some people think this is a place to act passively aggressive. They come here to get their jollies by acting subtly troll-like to get a rise out of people they disagree with. I'm done with this thread. Don't feed the trolls.

[The Second Stone]

22. How about an enthusiastic endorsement Sen. Sanders

I think you'd be surprised at how much that helps your cause.

[StrictlyRockers]

25. How about you stick to your ideals like you have for the past 30 years, Bernie?

Please don't ever act enthusiastic about anything if you don't truly feel that way. This is why so many people support you, because of your genuineness and authenticity. We know who is telling the truth and who is acting. Keep going Bernie! Don't change!

[sangfroid]

26. Endorse who?

I used to visit DU and read all about how Bernie's ideas were commie crap, pipedreams that would cost too much, anti-women, anti-POC and pro-gun. Now we're told all he has to do is endorse someone and suddenly (maybe) his ideas will be supported.

I don't think that's how Bernie works.

[Beacool]

31. The winner, that's who.

It's called having class, manning up and being gracious in defeat.

[sangfroid]

37. What winner?

Has there been a convention?

(Oh, and that man up crap? Just a bit off putting...)

[Beacool]

41. Sigh............

[StrictlyRockers]

42. A lot of people have been brainwashed by mainstream media into believing that presumptive nominee

means the same thing as nominee. It only means the same thing if you want it to.

[Beacool]

46. You really believe that anything is going to change at the convention?

The presumptive nominee IS the nominee. The super delegates have never gone against the will of the people and Hillary has won by a country mile, it's not even remotely close.

As for being brain washed, my undergrad major was Political Science.

[Beacool]

85. Keep hoping against hope, but Hillary will be the nominee.

We are in general election mode and have already moved on. These arguments about the nomination are moot.

[MADem]

56. Warren is doing that work, so it doesn't matter at the end of the day.

She's doing a really great job, too.

[The Second Stone]

57. It does matter. That is why it is expected. It also seems everyone knows it

and that is why it is being discussed.

The things politicians say often have almost as much meaning as what they do, and sometimes what they say is a political act.

There is only one thing for a loyal democratic party member to do: endorse the nominee. Failure to endorse the nominee speaks volumes. And those volumes say different things to different people. Unity does require an endorsement of Clinton from Sanders. His withholding it so long weakens Clinton some, it weakens Sanders some, and it offers comfort to Republicans.

[MADem]

82. The pivot is coming-this was the first creak of the hinge. nt

[Odin2005]

60. He cannot do that right away without risking a bunch of his supporters bolting and voting Green.

[The Second Stone]

61. they will bolt and go Green anyway if they aren't truly his supporters

that is pretty weak sauce. He can say who he is going to vote for and endorse in the GE just like any other free American. People who vote Green for President are just Naderites in another epoch. They have to vote their consciences just like everyone else. If they think that voting for Jill Stein (she's the Green nominee, right?) is more important than voting for the person who will be able to stop Trump, then that is what they have got to do. Foolish in my opinion, but I harbor no illusions about the Greens.

Hillary Clinton has a legislative liberal record within two percentage points of Sanders and Warren. She is a real liberal and has been her whole life. She will appoint liberals to courts and executive branch positions. She is far better than any Republican who ran from our point of view.

[Hekate]

45. KnR. Thank you for that, Sen Sanders

[Rafale]

48. (blank)

(intentionally left blank)

[bluestateguy]

50. He's getting there

I'll continue to give him some space. For now.

[LenaBaby61]

51. Come on Bernie....

Give Cheeto colored Don The Con the back of your hand PLEASE .............

[retrowire]

53. Bernie will forever be my hero

As Eugene Debs was to him, Bernie is to me.

I've learned so much thanks to you Bernie. You've instilled a type of strength in me I never knew I'd be capable of.

Thank you Bernie. Thank you, thank you.

[MFM008]

54. Im sure HR Clinton

will be delighted to welcome him to the fight against the tRump.

[MADem]

55. Now, we move forward. nt

[Gothmog]

58. According to one report, Sanders wants a convention speech even if does not concede

Sanders wants to speak at the national convention http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-democratic-nomination_us_576acfb9e4b065534f4889f5?section=

After he met with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in Washington last month, Sanders said there was no agreement that he needed to endorse her in order to get a speaking slot at the convention.

“I’ve given a few speeches in my life. It would be nice to speak at the Democratic National Convention,” he said. “If they for whatever reason don’t want me to speak, you know, so what?” Sanders added that he expected to speak at the convention.

I doubt that Sanders will get to speak to the convention if he does not concede

[BainsBane]

65. Of course not

That should be obvious.

[riversedge]

67. Sanders said he expects to speak at the convention next month and "will do everythin

I have not heard anything one way or another.



from the OP......
He has yet to also explicitly suspend his presidential bid, saying he'll push to leave a mark on the Democratic platform at the party's national convention in July.

Top Democrats, including President Obama and Vice President Biden, endorsed Clinton as their presumptive presidential nominee June 9 after her wins in the California and New Jersey primaries.

Sanders said he expects to speak at the convention next month and "will do everything that I can" to defeat presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November.

He praised Clinton's intelligence but said, "There are areas where we have strong disagreements."

[Cha]

76. No.

[Jamaal510]

66. K&R

[BlackLivesMatter]

68. Sounds like a respectful concession to me

He has no obligation to say more

[Walk away]

69. I think Hillary should pick whoever she wants for her V.P.

I'm sure that is what Sanders would have done if he had won the nomination.

[Cha]

70. And, she will.. She WON... just like President Obama did. She doesn't need any input

from ANYONE.. if you get my drift.

[BainsBane]

74. What is that supposed to mean?

She knows everyone didn't vote for her. She can read election results. The voters she needs to listen to also include the 15.8 million who voted for her in the primary as well as the tens of millions who didn't vote in the primaries at all. One thing Clinton does very well is listen to voters. In fact, she makes it a priority, which is why she began her primary campaign by touring the country and meeting with smallish groups of voters, away from the cameras. She is running to be president of the USA, not just a subset of the Democratic primary electorate.

[Cha]

75. So? this is the GE..

[MoonRiver]

72. Brilliant!

[Night Watchman]

73. It doesn't appear that I'm gonna be Cindy Crawford's sex-slave

But I've known that for awhile now.

[LongtimeAZDem]

77. Well, California is still counting; take heart! (nt)

[brer cat]

83. ...

[Maru Kitteh]

87. OMG.

I laughed so loud the cat ran away!

[murielm99]

89. LOL.

You are making me miss my cat.

[chapdrum]

81. Progressives had a once in a lifetime chance.

With this tediously predictable result.

[DesertRat]

84. K&R

[SoLeftIAmRight]

86. lol

you?

[OrwellwasRight]

88. I love Bernie and voted for him in the primary.

But would someone please tell some of his FB followers that even he doesn't believe he will be the nominee? Some on Facebook seem to live in the non-reality-based community in which Bernie wins at the convention and are calling anyone who says "that's not likely to happen" a "sellout." I've met some sellouts in my day, and in my humble opinion, I am not one of them.

It's time to boot and rally against crazy ass Trump.