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Could Sanders be quitting tonight???? (Original Post) Gomez163 Jun 2016 OP
He's not going to quit. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #1
He said he would support the Dem candidate and help to beat Trump. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2016 #19
I'll believe it when I see it. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #22
i am sure he meant it then. drray23 Jun 2016 #26
I Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #27
of course he will - and he will endorse and work for her successul election DrDan Jun 2016 #23
I sure hope so. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #24
will be interested to see MFM008 Jun 2016 #2
No. pipoman Jun 2016 #3
Quit? Nah. But he doesn't have any money to run around. But he still won't endorse Hillary. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #4
We never saw their May numbers because they asked for an extension. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #6
Extended until when? nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #10
My guess is at least 30 days. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #14
Sigh.... That is all. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #5
What Sanders does tonight is irrelevant. The job is to kick Trump's ass and win the Senate. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #7
I doubt it, though it doesn't really matter. Most of the real world has moved on to the GE. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #8
Quitting in what sense? pat_k Jun 2016 #9
It has already been announced that he won't quit tonight, but he is irrelevant anyway. n/t Lil Missy Jun 2016 #11
Neither Bernie nor his supporters WolverineDG Jun 2016 #20
Bernie has torn down his revolution with his two hands Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #28
By "behaved in a gracious manner" you mean WolverineDG Jun 2016 #31
With no more private jet fuel money, expect more of these "webisodes" of The Bernie Sanders Show. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #12
It doesn't really matter. He is rapidly fading in the public consciousness. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #13
he won't concede before the convention, maybe he will concede after the convention nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #15
At that point nobody cares. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #29
Bernie Who? oswaldactedalone Jun 2016 #16
With a criminal indictment hanging over her head, he'd be a fool to quit (and he's no fool). AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #17
Keep on believing! wysi Jun 2016 #18
Pixies and fairy dust and unicorns... Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #30
Nnnnnnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #21
He might want to but his OCD won't let him. CK_John Jun 2016 #25

drray23

(7,629 posts)
26. i am sure he meant it then.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:26 PM
Jun 2016

I am more skeptical now. I think he has boxed himself into a corner now and he may find it hard to do so. No doubt some of his more passionate supporters and staff egged him on. They thought the dnc would yield and meet his demands but that has not happened. He is starting to get ridiculed on the media, trump is self destructing so Bernie can not even make the electability argument anymore. He is fading from the media as attention is turning to the GE and of course Orlando. He missed yet another opportunity to rally with his colleagues during the gun fillibuster.

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
27. I
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:55 PM
Jun 2016

If he does not concede...he can not help us beat Trump...he can not run a shadow campaign...I am so sick of him.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
7. What Sanders does tonight is irrelevant. The job is to kick Trump's ass and win the Senate.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:23 PM
Jun 2016

If his action is not relevant to those goals, then he is not relevant.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
8. I doubt it, though it doesn't really matter. Most of the real world has moved on to the GE.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:36 PM
Jun 2016

That's going to be the main focus now.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
9. Quitting in what sense?
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:37 PM
Jun 2016

He already ceased running against Hillary.

He already made it clear he's going the the convention with his delegates, not for the nomination, but to demonstrate the depth of support for "the most progressive platform ever passed by the Democratic Party. A platform which makes it crystal clear that the Democratic Party is on the side of working people." He's not "quitting" on that goal.

The question is, to what extent will he voice support for Hillary? Call on voters to fight to elect Dems to all levels of government in Nov -- including electing Hillary to presidency? Or what?

We'll find out in three hours.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
20. Neither Bernie nor his supporters
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:49 PM
Jun 2016

are "irrelevant" if the Democratic party wants to have a future beyond the Clintons.

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
28. Bernie has torn down his revolution with his two hands
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:58 PM
Jun 2016

Had he behaved in a gracious manner...he would have support but he won't now just another third party guy...soon it will be Bernie who?

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
31. By "behaved in a gracious manner" you mean
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:01 PM
Jun 2016

not dared to run against Her Majesty Queen Hillary Clinton.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
12. With no more private jet fuel money, expect more of these "webisodes" of The Bernie Sanders Show.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:49 PM
Jun 2016

They will allow him to sponge up more metadata on his followers, without to much cost.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
13. It doesn't really matter. He is rapidly fading in the public consciousness.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:55 PM
Jun 2016

I would bet that at this point "Florida alligator" has more name recognition among the public at large than "Bernie Sanders".

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
30. Pixies and fairy dust and unicorns...
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:00 PM
Jun 2016

ah, the much hoped for indictment fairy...once Clinton is the nominee, it won't matter should anything happen which it won't ...her VP would run and it won't be Bernie.

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