Sanders giving Clinton a taste of her own medicine

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By Eric Zorn

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a near lock on the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, yet Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, her only rival, continues to campaign hard from the rear, winning primary races, whipping up crowds and ignoring calls for him to drop out in the interest of party unity.

I'm sure she can relate. Eight years ago at this time, Clinton was the die-hard rival who refused to quit in the face of near mathematical certainty that Barack Obama would be the Democratic nominee.

She was the one who, like Sanders, was pointing to polling data suggesting that, despite her opponent's lead, she was the most likely winner in November against the Republican nominee.

"The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states," she told her supporters after clobbering her opponent in the West Virginia primary on the second Tuesday in May 2008, just as Sanders clobbered her on the second Tuesday in May 2016. "This race isn't over yet. Neither of us has the total delegates it takes to win."

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[JimDandy]

1. Apparently it's bitter tasting medicine.

[BeyondGeography]

2. True

The far more important issue is if he follows her example at the convention as well.

[Metric System]

3. Exactly. I have no issue with him continuing as long as helps unite the party.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Has Hillary called for Bernie to quit the race? No, she has not, so why do you try to make this

topic a negative against her? I could see it if she was making public statements for him to drop out, but that isn't happening.

[IdaBriggs]

7. Her surrogates have been more than a tad insistent (even here at DU). nt

[Arkansas Granny]

8. And what impact does that have on the race? None!

BTW, Bernie's supporters have been calling for Hillary to drop out of the race. Should we hold that against Bernie?

Tit for tat, my dear.

[rock]

9. Not I

I insist he see it through to the end. I want him to fleece his supporters for every cent they have. Go Bernie, GO! Also, of course, the longer he stays in the more he looks like a pig.

[bigtree]

5. she doesn't seem to give a shit

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[Agschmid]

6. Yah but the drama is more fun.