"Yes, I WILL vote for Hillary Clinton in November..." ~ Bernie Sanders

[Surya Gayatri]

[still_one]

1. Thanks Surya for the video

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Considering the importance of this announcement, I knew it would be up on YT right away.

[Cryptoad]

2. Thats Nice

Welcome to the Revolution!

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Ha! I like it :-)

[workinclasszero]

8. YES!

[JonLeibowitz]

29. Yup.

[Hiraeth]

31. The more things change the more they stay the same.

[tclambert]

5. What? I thought for sure he would vote for Trump.

HA-ha-ha. Sometimes I crack myself up. Sanders voting for Trump! Imagine. I think it's hilarious that Trump thinks he can woo Sanders' voters to his side. ("Bernie-bros, join with me and learn the POWER of the dark side.&quot

[TwilightZone]

11. Well, he could have aligned with Stein - she's been pushing pretty hard for that.

Though, she just wanted the attention.

I'm glad he's doing the right thing.

[Maru Kitteh]

14. He would have sacrificed all credibility in doing so

That truly would have been a very sad thing to see so late in his distinguished career.

[TwilightZone]

15. Agreed. It was never much of a possibility, though.

Stein was just looking for some publicity. And it worked, briefly.

[Maru Kitteh]

16. I agree. How else was she going to get any attention I guess.

And to be fair, that attention was little and short-lived.

[George Eliot]

28. Curious: why Stein put-downs?

Greens closer to Dems than Libertarians or Republicans. Why put downs to anyone who wants left policies for US?

[Hiraeth]

32. because they can since Stein is not a Democrat.

[George Eliot]

34. Her values similar. . . too bad, I think.

[Hiraeth]

35. yeah, kinda sad idn't it.

[KitSileya]

43. Because Jill Stein is more interested in attacking the Dems than the Republicans.

Go to her twitter feed and read. She calls the Democratic party all kinds of names, not to mention dissing Clinton, but her attacks on the Republicans and Trump are nebulous and mere afterthoughts. She's angry at us, not those who will destroy everything she's fighting for. Perhaps it is because she needs to differentiate her party from us, but to be honest, I think it's more personal spite because we fight the progressive fight (a lot more successfully than her, I might add) yet will not acknowledge her superiority and leadership.

[MADem]

46. She is not a Democrat.

She's a Green, and no one in 'her' party challenges her leadership of it.

Which might have something to do with the fact that they aren't growing.

[OwlinAZ]

53. He said he would keep his word and he will do so.

One of the very few politicians who is trustworthy.
Now the trolls will turn on Stein.

[Maru Kitteh]

57. Stein who?

[PatrynXX]

37. well considering all the Hillary mail my brother (who's Republican) is getting

not that hilarious. and he's irate he's getting mail from her. those two are like . what .. taking ideas from each other smh

the only people from Bernies came that will really go Trump and Indie's and for sure Republicans. Who for whatever reason .. well I won't go into that here..

[Maru Kitteh]

6. K & R.

[sangfroid]

9. That's interesting.

nt

[zonkers]

10. I love this man.

[markj757]

12. I have always said I don't mind Bernie staying in to the convention.....

as long as when it became clear who was our presumptive nominee, that he treated our nominee with respect. And I feel he did so in that interview. I also feel he has a critical role to play in making sure the platform reflects the will of the Democratic party, and reminds Hillary that the liberal wing of the party is a force to be reckoned with going forward.

[demwing]

19. Meanwhile...

The $15 min wage and opposition to trade deals dies on the table

[Still In Wisconsin]

20. I mean absolutely NO disrespect by this...

but I think the primary was a pretty clear repudiation of the liberal wing of the party.

[stupidicus]

22. me either

but I think what you call repudiation is simply a measure of the ignorance of many

rightwingers don't have a monopoly on that nor the voting against one's best interests it often results in

[LanternWaste]

49. Sentence structure. It helps.

Sentence structure. It helps.

[stupidicus]

50. so does not being a spelling/grammar nazi

that's as impotent and _____ as it gets

[Johnny2X2X]

24. Not even close

Hillary is the Liberal Wing of the party, Sanders is barely to the left of her when you compare their records and positions.

Hillary is more liberal than 80% or more of a Democratic politicians.

[democrattotheend]

38. I totally disagree

When I canvassed for Bernie and among the people I know, many who voted for Hillary in the primary did so for practical reasons (electability concerns/doubting whether Bernie's platform could get done), but preferred Bernie's policies. Considering how much of an institutional advantage she had, I think the fact that he did so much better than expected shows that the liberal wing of the party is, as the OP said, a force to be reckoned with. I certainly don't think the primaries could possibly be called a repudiation of the liberal wing, given the fact that everyone expected a quick coronation of Hillary and it didn't happen.

[sangfroid]

40. And having said that,

Do you honestly expect the "liberal" wing of the Party to hang around and work and vote for someone they clearly do not support because the opposition candidate is a bit worse? Really? Because no one wants to hang around someplace where they've been "repudiated."

[MADem]

47. I think the Old School liberals most assuredly have a place at the table.

The "Let's Have a Revolution" branch? Not so much. No one has an appetite for tearing down--the "enemy" is that guy in the stupid golf hat with the dumb embroidered comment on it. But they're welcome to sit with the old school liberals if they'd like. We don't have to destroy the party in order to save it.

[sangfroid]

48. Not to Worry

The revolution types have been estimated to be 33% of the total of Bernie supporters. It is also estimated hat those folks will NEVER vote for either of the presumptive candidates. Instead, they will stay home, vote third party (and the numbers indicate an interest in Green and Libertarian) or write in. Hell, Mickey Mouse might even get an Electoral College vote.

I like Elizabeth Warren. If she had run, I would have been happy to vote for her as the first female President. Unfortunately, to the younger Bernie supporters, she is unknown quantity who waited to almost the end of the primary before announcing her preference. And to be frank, her sudden interest in fighting for the Democratic presumptive candidate is a bit disingenuous. As MSNBC said, covering the first rally, "well, that should pull in the Sanders supporters."

Nope. They can't possibly think Sanders supporters are that stupid.

[OwlinAZ]

55. The Party is being destroyed at this very momen

[OwlinAZ]

54. 45% (including independents) voted liberal and thousands of votes have yet to be counted

Keep swinging there, Sport

[Maru Kitteh]

13. A Sanders endorsement of Clinton could come ahead of the Philadelphia convention

A Sanders endorsement of Clinton could come ahead of the Philadelphia convention
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bernie Sanders could offer an endorsement of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton before the party’s convention next month, depending on the outcome of ongoing policy talks between the two campaigns, Sanders’s campaign manager said Friday.

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Taken together, this points in a positive direction, I would say.

[democrattotheend]

39. I think it's awesome that he is fighting for policy changes

Instead of anything for himself, like a cabinet post, speaking slot at the convention, or help paying off debt. Those are the kinds of things candidates usually ask for in exchange for endorsing their former rival.

[niyad]

17. and then he promptly walked it back.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141499878

[Maru Kitteh]

21. well, that's the wonder of modern media right? He's now on recorod. "Yes, I WILL vote for Hillary"

[Logical]

26. More BS from you......

Sanders went on to add that he believes “This country faces enormous crises,” before adding that his campaign is working with Clinton’s people. He later reiterated his claim that he would do everything he could to make sure Donald Trump was not elected president.

[CrowCityDem]

27. It's not BS. An hour later, on CNN, he only said he would "likely" vote for her.

[pnwmom]

33. He said YES and then mentioned the enormous crises we face. So unless those

problems go away, then he is on record as saying YES.

There is nothing to his statement about fighting Donald Trump that is incompatible with his initial, definite YES.

[niyad]

45. what part of the linked OP do you not understand?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141499878

do keep trying, though.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Everyone should vote for the candidate they prefer.

[Jester Messiah]

30. Well, that's certainly his right to do so.

If he really wants to.

[Hiraeth]

36. oh my god. Of course he will. She is fabulous!

[Alfresco]

51. +1

[SidDithers]

42. ...

Sid

[Autumn]

44. Awesome. Bernie made The Left Column

[Maru Kitteh]

52. I gues this places SBS within the 81% of SBS voters who will vote for Hillary.

Political news has been quite enjoyable as of late.