What message will California send to the Democratic Party on Tuesday?

[portlander23]

What message will California send to the Democratic Party on Tuesday?
Doyle McManus
LA Times

If Sanders wins in California, he’ll be emboldened to stay in the race long enough to give his superdelegate strategy a try. It will look quixotic, but he can argue that by winning in the nation’s biggest state, he will have earned one more chance.

If Sanders loses in California, though, his claim as a contender will quickly evaporate. He might be able to justify lingering until the last primary in Washington, D.C., on June 14. But he’ll face a barrage of pleas from other Democrats – leaders such as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Vice President Joe Biden, both of whom Sanders counts as friends – to acknowledge that he’s lost and throw his support to Clinton.

“He can’t simply snap his fingers and tell his supporters: Now we’re for Hillary,” the advisor said.

Even then, Sanders’ crusade won’t be completely over – because his campaign was never solely about winning the nomination.

His top priority all along has been laying the foundation for what he calls a “political revolution” by rallying progressives and pushing the Democratic Party to the left.

[Fast Walker 52]

1. it's obvious that if he can win California, he will have new life

and if he loses, it's all but over.

So, we will see. I tend to think he only has a small chance of winning, but who knows.

[CrowCityDem]

5. New life? You mean like Frankenstein's monster; a zombie? It's over, either way.

[Demsrule86]

2. Win or lose

Sanders is done...the results come in from Jersey before California...at which point Clinton is the presumptive nominee...tough break for Sanders but there is no momentum at the end of a primary.

[Renew Deal]

3. They will decide if they are relevant or not.

CA has a habit of picking the losing candidate.

[Trust Buster]

4. Sanders ònly cares about Sanders. His selfish behavior will continue IMO. He's the Deomocrats Cruz.

[Califonz]

6. Hillary has refused to have a press conference in six months, so...

Kind of hard to push Hillary to the left when she stonewalls the press, like a certain guy named Nixon.

[JoePhilly]

9. The left suddenly loves the press.

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. I wonder ...

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“He can’t simply snap his fingers and tell his supporters: Now we’re for Hillary,” the advisor said.

Why not? ... HRC managed to, after an equally contentious Primary. And, so have every second place finisher of the Democratic Primary, since ... forever.

[geek tragedy]

10. But he thinks he can snap his fingers and get superdelegates to steal the election

#berniethoughts

[geek tragedy]

8. Message: "Hillary is the nominee, because math." nt

[MineralMan]

11. The same message all primaries do:

"Look at the pledged delegate count. Does one candidate have a majority of the total number of pledged delegates? If so, that is the winner of this primary contest."

That's the message. You can read it on Wednesday morning at:

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/D

That will tell you what the message is after California.