Charles Pierce: It's Time for Bernie Sanders to Pack Up and Go Home

[riversedge]

It's Time for Bernie Sanders to Pack Up and Go Home


http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a44904/nevada-democratic-convention/


Let's talk about this huge mess in Nevada over *four* delegates.

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By Charles P. Pierce
May 16, 2016
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The latest chapter came at this weekend's Democratic state convention in Nevada, where the Sanders faction went completely bananas because the rules by which you had to be a Democrat to participate in a Democratic convention were simply too much for them to bear. Senator Barbara Boxer got booed. Punches and chairs were thrown.




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That being said, this whole mess was over four freaking delegates, and the Sanders people should know better than to conclude what has been a brilliant and important campaign by turning it into an extended temper tantrum.

I voted for Bernie Sanders. I even wrote about why I did here at this very shebeen. But if anybody thinks that, somehow, he is having the nomination "stolen" from him, they are idiots.

And, no, I don't want to talk about it.

[LaydeeBug]

1. ....because it *is*.

and I *really* *really* *really* want both of them on the ticket, and I kind of didn't care who was on top. It's making history either way.

But after the NY primary, the writing was on the wall, and it is time to stop pretending it isn't.

This is going to be a grueling election season anyway without making it worse.

[BootinUp]

2. Classic M. Python sketch used to make his point in the article. nt

[msanthrope]

3. I believe this stage is called acceptance. nt

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[YouDig]

4. There's going to be more of this unless Bernie gets a handle on his supporters.

The reasonable Sanders supporters aren't going to stand with him if he lets his movement keep turning into a mob.

[Red Oak]

5. Bernie - tell them to pound sand

The DNC has blocked you, lied to you, cheated on you.

Tell them to go to hell and then fight to the convention!

[JaneyVee]

6. Ouch.

[whirlygigspin]

7. Nice story bro

Remember the Maine!

[mcar]

8. K&R

[Maven]

9. Correct. Meanwhile the NYT reports that Trump is already working to woo disaffected Bernie voters

Let's hope Bernie doesn't let that happen.

[Jitter65]

10. He doesn't have to "work" to appeal to them. They are already in his camp if Hillary wins. nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Sorry Charlie.

[Jester Messiah]

12. Nope. Bernie's here to fight and we're going to fight alongside him.

You can give up if you want to though.

[frylock]

13. fts