Question: Why is Sanders speaking at 1 AM Eastern?

[brooklynite]

Answer: he's doing it for his fans and supporters; he knows he doesn't have a national audience to convince any more.

[Trust Buster]

1. He wants all the votes counted. He has been consistent on this point.

[brooklynite]

4. Then he won't be speaking for a day or two?

Polls in CA are closed; he's always been happy to speak before all the votes were tallied in other States.

[NurseJackie]

9. That thought occurred to me too.

[still_one]

2. To thank his supporters

[PepperHarlan]

3. They expected to win Cali, I think

At that point he would have made his case about the convention and flipping super delegates.

I think it's safe to say he won't be giving that speech after getting walloped here, there and everywhere.

[democrattotheend]

5. You won, get over it

Seriously, what is the point of obnoxious threads like this?

Congrats on your win. Go enjoy it.

[John Poet]

13. The point is, Hillary supporters are obnoxious....

and have to make sure everyone knows it.

I am convinced.

I do try to keep up as best I can, but...

[jack_krass]

18. 1% wannabees like this jerk are the most obnoxious ones

[Tarc]

6. I assume he's still in CA, so it'd only be 10pm there.

[Corporate666]

7. Pledging his unwavering support for his superior and the nominee - Hillary Clinton?

Let's hope so.

Time to put this horse out of its misery.

[Beacool]

8. I think that he wants to speak after most of the CA votes have been counted.

It'll only be 10 PM in CA, which is around the same time Hillary spoke in NY.

Let's play nice, it's time to unite.

[Ken Burch]

11. Thanks. n/t.

[Beacool]

14. No problem.......

[Ken Burch]

10. Is there a reason you need to be like this?

If our campaign was in your position tonight, there is no way in hell we'd be punching down like this.

[Jack Bone]

12. It's 7pm Hawaiian Time...

[Stallion]

15. Didn't Humphrey Accept Democratic Nomination at about 1:00 A.M. in the Morning

Democrats were so divided they didn't want to win for about 2 Decades

[Retrograde]

16. Because it's 10 PM Real Time?

And it's two hours after the polls have closed here and results are just coming in?

Giving a victory speech (or even a concession one) just to fit nicely into Eastern Daylight Time is rather presumptuous, IMHO. Time Zones Matter!

(ok, I'm being silly. But as a West Coaster I sometimes get tired of everything being based on East Coast time because that's where the new networks are.)

[TransitJohn]

17. Because the east coast isn't the whole country.

Seems pretty simple.

[grossproffit]

19. It's only 10 here. I'm waiting for him to speak.