Why doesn't Sanders focus the rest of his campaign on Donald Trump...

[brooklynite]

...if he wants to show he's the better candidate?

He could start by going after Trump for not releasing his tax returns...

[baldguy]

1. Because he knows he's never going to face Trump.

[CorporatistNation]

23. NO... Because He Is Trying To DEFEAT The Inevitable One!

It's NOT about the math... It's about which candidate is best suited to defeat Trump. Bernie is the ONLY candidate that fits that model.

[baldguy]

39. Winning the nomination is prerequisite to facing Trump. He's not going to win the nomination.

[msongs]

2. right now it's trump/sanders against hillary, if the berner criticizes trump

then bernie loses his bestest campaign buddy against hillary

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. THIS

[JPnoodleman]

3. Because he is running against Hillary? Not Trump?

[WhiteTara]

5. You mean his end game is just the primaries?

I would think he would think ahead and work on the Republicon nominee if he had greater plans.

[JPnoodleman]

13. Perhaps he is exercising the "don't count thy chickens before they have hatchet."

He hasn't secured the nomination, why act like your the nominee when you are not the nominee?

[KingFlorez]

7. He'd be running against Trump if he became the nominee

Considering that going after Clinton already damaged him, there really is no good reason for him to keep going after her.

[JPnoodleman]

14. He is running against her, for the nomination.

Perhaps when he is the nominee he can't focus on the shit show that is Trump.

Besides? Why are you worried? Isn't Hillary's appeal that she uber electable? Isn't Trump supposed to be easy pickings?

[KingFlorez]

15. I'm not worried.

It just seems like Sanders would have learned his lesson about attacking Clinton after New York. Apparently he hasn't, which is perfectly fine with me.

[Demsrule86]

16. Yeah or maybe

He is bitter and hateful?

[JPnoodleman]

20. Are we required to obediently swear fealty to the Clinton dynasty?

Jesus, if Clinton can't handle Sanders, Trump will eat her alive.

[NanceGreggs]

26. Who said Clinton can't handle Sanders?

Given her lead in votes and delegates, it would seem apparent that she's "handling" him quite well.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

31. There you go again...making sense. It's over for Hillary and she knows it.

The way she's going through the motions, you can tell.

It's just a matter of time... tic toc... tic toc...

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[BootinUp]

6. I've heard that he is mad at the D party. nt

[Armstead]

8. It's called issues

He goes after Trump already -- but he is also campaigning for the nomination and -- more importantly -- to keep the issues alive that go beyond what a jackass Trump is.

Those include the obscene concentration of wealth and power, the erosion of tghe middle class, trade and the need for a revitalization of truly progressive liberalism.

If Bernie stops campaigning for those issues they disappear, and we revert back to the usual shallow stereotypes and celebrity politics.

[B Calm]

9. Because the Democratic primary is still going on, now

get lost!

[BlueCaliDem]

11. You should use your screen name as advice for yourself.

[B Calm]

12. LOL Trashing this shitty thread!

[BlueCaliDem]

10. Because it's still about the fund-raising AND he's hoping for some Trump supporters to come to his

side even though the math just doesn't favor him.

Besides, this is the Democratic Party primary and Sanders has said for decades that he's NO Democrat (even though he was forced to register as one for New Hampshire).

We should take his word on it.

[jillan]

17. He has been attacking Trump for months. He's also beating Trump in the national polls.

I know. Polls don't mean anything.
Unless they show Hillary winning.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. Only Bernie can beat that Trumpster fire with fire... the super delegates will surely come to their senses.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Todays_Illusion]

18. Trump attacks himself, all Bernie Sanders has to do is encourage it.

[Autumn]

19. Surely this isn't your first primary??? In a primary two candidates from one party

campaign against each other until one candidate wins the nomination of that party. Then in the GE, which is the General Election, they campaign against the winner of the other party's primary. Since the democratic primary is not yet over and we so not have a nominee Bernie is at this time campaigning against the other candidate on the democratic primary.

[jack_krass]

21. Sorry, your gonna have to wait until he's finished with Hillary

One at a time

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

33. Hillary is toast! You heard it here first...

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Luminous Animal]

22. To annoy you.

[Mnpaul]

24. Because he is dragging both parties to the left on some issues

another Republican, running against Rick Nolan, is now running ads decrying these bad trade deals.

[silvershadow]

25. I see you are still trying to rush this primary. nt

[grasswire]

27. because this is what democracy looks like.

ALL VOTES MATTER.

Stop telling him what to do. You've got enough trouble of your own ahead.

[bvf]

28. Because he didn't hire you for advice?

[LeftRant]

29. I just started hearing this suggestion. It must be the new viral talking point ;p

[senz]

30. Guess you haven't been to a Sanders rally lately.

He has plenty of choice words for Trump and the crowd boos loudly at every mention of Trump's name.

[ContinentalOp]

34. He knows he can't beat him at the angry white man game?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. That's why 40% of WV voters who voted for BS said they would vote for DT even if he was the nominee!

From memory

[GreatGazoo]

35. Plenty of time for that after Philly

[silvershadow]

36. If I answer your question, will you please at least share it with

the rest of those inside the beltway for me?

[boston bean]

38. LOL!