Bernie Sanders Just Made It Official: He Isn’t Dropping Out.

[applegrove]

Bernie Sanders Just Made It Official: He Isn’t Dropping Out.

Josh Harkinson at Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/bernie-sanders-speech-fight-convention-hillary-clinton

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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday night shifted the focus of his presidential campaign, re-framing it as a long-term movement and pledging to fight for change at the Democratic National Convention and beyond.

"Defeating Donald Trump cannot be our only goal," Sanders said in an online address watched by some 100,000 people. "We must continue our grassroots effort to create the America that we know we can become. And we must take that energy into the Democratic National Convention."

Noting that he had recently met with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Sanders made clear that he would not drop out of the presidential race anytime soon. "I look forward in coming weeks to continued discussion between the two campaigns," he said, adding that he wanted to make certain that the Democratic Party passes the most progressive platform in its history and becomes "a party of working people and young people and not just wealthy campaign contributors."

Sanders did not indicate which of his campaign's core issues might be priorities in his negotiations with Clinton; instead, he rattled off more than a dozen talking points, from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and winning pay equity for women to implementing a carbon tax and ending "perpetual wars."



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[jcgoldie]

2. Doesnt matter much at this point

What a hypocrite. In other news the Carolina Panthers aren't giving up on winning the super bowl either.

[applegrove]

3. He wants a long term movement. We in Canada have a leftist party. They come up with great

ideas all the time that then Liberals, in power, adopt. We would not be the same without them. As long as Bernie doesn't run his group in elections I am fine with it.

[bkkyosemite]

4. There is not one thing he said that was a lie....now to the crux of the issue....title of said OP

What made you think he WAS dropping out? "liar" "hypocrite" such disrespect for a candidate of the Dem Party!...yes the Dem Party!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. Apparently they haven't been listening much to him --

when he has said REPEATEDLY he was going all the way to the convention. He's keeping his word -- what a concept!

[vintx]

8. "He's keeping his word -- what a concept!" <- that must be what's confusing so many HRC supporters!

[frazzled]

6. He may not be dropping

But he's definitely out. There is no more race. All I can say is: what you talkin' bout Willis?

[Beacool]

7. Instead of pontificating, how about doing something positive and start campaigning against Trump.

[eastwestdem]

9. Makes good sense, what with the numbers being so close. Oh, wait... nt