by Robert Reich:
'Democratic insiders are increasing their pressure on Bernie to bow out of the race. 3 reasons why they’re wrong:
1. They say he’s draining resources form Hillary’s campaign that should be used against Trump. But he’s continuing to mobilize and energize voters about the most important issue in this election – the increasing concentration of income, wealth, and political power at the top, and why it’s harming our economy and democracy. If the Democratic Party stands for anything, it should be to reverse this trend.
2. They say he doesn’t have a chance of winning the nomination or the election. But he’s on a roll. He’s won 18 primaries, including West Virginia this week and Indiana last week, and has a good chance of taking Oregon and Kentucky next week, and perhaps even California June 7. Independent voters are flocking to him, and independents will be the single largest force in the general election. Besides, a big reason why she’s got so many delegates is she’s rounded up so many Democratic-insider superdelegates.
3. They say he’s forcing Hillary to spend time in primary states rather in battlegrounds that will decide the general election. But isn’t this why we have primaries – so that voters can have a choice of primary candidates? As long as Bernie has any chance at all, it’s his right and obligation to fight on.'
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Let the process play out.
Both Hillary and Bernie agree on this.
but millions of Democratic supporters want him to stay in all the way to the convention. We deserve a voice in this primary despite the fact that we're not "insiders."
"Hierarchical" is not "democratic."
Thanks for the OP, ellen. 
Seems there is a fair number of 'democratic insiders' @ DU. 
