Biden Spills the Beans: Sanders will endorse Clinton

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/286206-biden-spills-beans-sanders-will-endorse-clinton

Vice President Biden says Bernie Sanders will endorse his Democratic primary opponent, Hillary Clinton.

"I've talked to Bernie. Bernie is going to endorse her," Biden told NPR's "Weekend Edition," according to NPR reporter Rachel Martin.

Now all of y'all haters who keep bashing Sanders, insinuating he is not really a Democrat (violation of the rules), and generally calling him an idiot, egotistically, etc. can kindly stop and focus on defeating Trump.

Bernie is focusing now on making an open and inviting Democratic Party that champions progressive values, and once the convention is finished he will endorse Clinton I am sure.

[msongs]

1. when the convention is finished.....

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. Is there a problem with that?

It is trotted around regularly the stat that supposedly only 8% of Sanders supporters won't support Hillary; so is it really needed any sooner than that time?

[LongtimeAZDem]

21. Not any more, no; you're right that his endorsement is basically irrelevant at this point (nt)

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[NurseJackie]

33. ... and BINGO was his name-oh!

With every passing week, day and hour, people are caring less and less. Our interest in the "will-he/won't-he" game is barely a flicker. At this point, any import it may have had has long disappeared. Not it's just an odd thing to watch happening (or NOT happening, actually).

I see that there's a lot of excuse-making going on ... more than previously, in fact. This suggests to me that Bernie's defenders are beginning to feel a sense of urgency (perhaps embarrassment for the Senator) and that's why many of them are trying to deflect the critics.

I laughed at the part in the OP where it referred to people who criticize his post-primary behavior as "haters"... and in the same stream of consciousness the OP lectured us on breaking the rules.

[okasha]

2. Nobody gives a fuck anymore.

[stopbush]

7. I lost interest when the yanked Norm McDonald off his

TV gig of portraying Sanders in those KFC commercials.

[NurseJackie]

34. Just ask Janice in Accounting.

[Change has come]

39. I do

you certainly don't speak for me.

[okasha]

41. That's kind of you.

[MohRokTah]

4. It's a bit late to really give a damn.

Whatever the Senator does or doesn't do no longer matters. His views are now irrelevant to the general politics.

[KingFlorez]

5. Biden sometimes has the tendency to run off at the mouth

So I wouldn't assume that this is reliable. With that said, this endorsement does not matter, because Clinton is already doing quite well.

[stopbush]

6. Fine, because if he remains a candidate he won't be allowed to speak at

the convention.

He doesn't need to endorse Hillary, but he does need to suspend/end his campaign.

[Lil Missy]

8. I'll believe that when it happens. n/t

[JaneyVee]

9. What a precious snowflake.

[yourpaljoey]

10. I find this apocryphal at best

[drray23]

11. after she is elected probably.

We heard that one before. At first it was after california then dc. After that we were told he needed time. I will believe it when he does it.

[mcar]

12. When?

[comradebillyboy]

13. When hell freezes over.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

14. Democracy is a dialogue not a monologue... When Bernie is ready to endorse he will do so.

[mcar]

17. By then I doubt many will care

I really believe he has lost any leverage he may have had. Just my opinion, FWIW.

[840high]

18. Bernie does not need to rush.

[Grassy Knoll]

32. lol, Only For A Train....

[840high]

37. LOL - my Mom

always said never run after a train or a man - there will always be another one.

[Her Sister]

15. "shortly" am sure!

[MohRokTah]

16. I'm betting it happens within 24 business hours.

[Her Sister]

20. Okay, lol!

24 hours eh!? Do you mean this Friday or are you including next week, Monday?

[MohRokTah]

22. You'll have to ask Jason Leopold. eom

[Agschmid]

42. ... I see what you did there.

[spanone]

19. of course he will.

[MyNameGoesHere]

23. " Now all of y'all haters" (possible violation of rules)

I would give it a "you're skating on thin ice" and let it slide. Others may not be so generous considering this is a call out.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

27. Who exactly am I calling out? Nt

[MyNameGoesHere]

29. Yes it's as vague as your post isn't it?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

30. Because I'm not calling anybody specifically out...

Just commentating on the general rudensess shown by some to Sanders, making bloodsport out of mocking and belittling Sanders

[NanceGreggs]

24. This will matter ...

... to the handful of people who still care what Bernie does.

[leftofcool]

25. Don't care

[RandySF]

26. What's keeping him?

Is he waiting for a ticket to the MLB All-Star Game?

[Motley13]

28. Bernie will be out there

strong!! He just needs to come to terms with himself . He sure doesn't want the deadbeat to win.

This could be a ploy to keep up interest, since cheeto hogs the media with his insanity

[okasha]

40. The last time Bernie "found himself,"

it took forty years.

Not going to hold my breath.

[riversedge]

31. 3X tonight on Chris Hayes, Bernie was asked if he would Endorse Hillary and he deferred and changed

the subject 3X's. Bernie would NOT answer yes or no. I am sure there will be a video coming up soon.

[DemonGoddess]

35. Bernie wants Hillary

to make the platform entirely his. It's not going to happen. Not only that, the DNC sure as hell is not going to do something to embarrass our sitting President, and put in language which vilifies HIS treaty.

[Lord Magus]

38. It's truly amazing that he thinks he can get all that.

Elections have consequences and the consequence of Bernie losing the primary is that he has limited influence over the party platform. Even that reflects Hillary being very generous since every previous runner-up for the nomination (including Hillary herself) got no influence over the platform.

[lib87]

36. Will he or Won't he? Bernie Watch!

I'll admit, I'm enjoying the show. Unnecessary that he chose to go out like this.

[jcgoldie]

43. I'll take things that might have mattered a month ago for 800 Alex nt

[eridani]

44. Bad idea. He will have an easier time comvincing his more alienated supporters to--

--vote against Trump if he does NOT endorse.