LUPICA: Bernie Sanders' Nomination Battle is Over and he has to Admit it

[bravenak]

Somebody needs to give Sanders the hook. He needs to understand, once and for all, that if he is not helping the nominee from his own party that he is helping the presumptive nominee from the other party. That's the deal.

By now we understand, completely, that Sanders thinks he was the best man or woman to run his country for the next four years. Him, not her. But she won. He lost. Now he has to do something more than just talk, and talk, about how the real object of the game is to stop Trump in November.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-admit-campaign-article-1.2666619

[Armstead]

1. Yeah I guess he should take the advice of a sportswrter who is one of Don Imus's favorites

[bravenak]

2. Wow

[HumanityExperiment]

3. Convention...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/politics/democratic-platform-fight/index.html

[bravenak]

4. Why are you posting that link to me?

Are you just posting it everywhere or what?

[HumanityExperiment]

7. reading is fundamental...

your original post...
'He needs to understand, once and for all, that if he is not helping the nominee from his own party'...'Now he has to do something more than just talk, and talk, about how the real object of the game'

taking this to convention scares the bejeezus outta establishment DEMs, the platform will nail down whomever the nominee is to that platform, it's the basis that progressives / liberals will rally around to make sure the nominee stands for DEM principles and that is where establishment is scared to death...

[Renew Deal]

9. Taking it to the convention would be about Bernie's infamous uncontrollable ego.

It would have nothing to do with winning the election.

[HumanityExperiment]

11. OR

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2159856

'Because, as you know, Bernie already has 5 spots on the platform committee -- one less than Hillary. This is five more than any other 2nd placer has ever had.'

or as they say 'Play Ball'!

controlling the platform will force any nominee from Prez on down to certain agenda items until next convention when center right DEMs will attack progressive/liberal planks being worked this convention

[Renew Deal]

12. Let him have fun with the platform

[HumanityExperiment]

13. LOL

I'm sure HRC and her supporters are totally agreeable to that mindset.... WOW, let the hilarity continue, thx for the comedic relief

[Renew Deal]

5. Bernie is turning into a punchline

The jokes are already pouring in about someone needing to tell him he lost.

His legacy may end up being the guy that couldn't admit defeat. 30, 40, 100 years from now people will look back at the guy who lost every measure and still ran around saying he's going to win.

[bravenak]

6. It really is more sad that anger inducing at this point

I can't even laugh at him. Too sad.

[Renew Deal]

8. I don't want to laugh or cry.

But he is undermining his reputation. He's showing exactly why he would have been a terrible president. Can't deal with facts that he doesn't like. Doesn't respect other people. Thinks he's smarter than everyone else.

Barnie Frank's 1990 article nailed him perfectly.

[bravenak]

10. Yep. And he has not changed one bit since 1990

Or 1980. 1970. Probably even 1960. I cannot imagine what he and Obama discussed but I would have loved to be a fly on the wall.

[monmouth4]

14. I fully support Bernie and hope he stays until the end. Lupica: STFU..n/t

[carburyme]

15. But You know..

The end is now

Somebody needs to tell him "the war is over".

[Glamrock]

16. The problem is

Hillary supporters are used to the dealings of "real" Democrats. They aren't used to seeing someone fighting this hard for the issues. See, once it looks helpless you're supposed to just give up. Stop fighting. "We can't get anything passed cause Republicans. Might as well just give up now".

Keep fighting Bernie. Keep focusing on the issues that are important.