I wonder if "doing everything in my power to make sure Trump doesn't become President"

[thereismore]

in the event that he, Bernie Sanders, isn't the Democratic nominee, really means what Rachel Maddow thinks it means.

Why didn't he just say he would support Hillary in that event? I think Bernie is smarter than Rachel.

[Vincardog]

1. I think " everything in my power" includes becoming the Democratic nominee and defeating the tRump

[silvershadow]

2. Because, as he has said all along, if he doesn't become the nominee he will, in fact,

give a full-throated endorsement to Clinton and work to get her elected.

[HerbChestnut]

3. Has he really said that?

I don't think he has.

[silvershadow]

5. Yes, he says it often. I just heard it last night. nt

[HerbChestnut]

6. I don't think he's ever specifically said...

That he would endorse her though. Officially.

[silvershadow]

10. No perhaps not...but the clear indications are that he obviously would.

He has said a thousand times that on her worst day she is better than Trump.

[thereismore]

8. This is significant. Any source? nt

[silvershadow]

12. Well, no, I saw it on MSNBC last night...note that I'm not dropping a news item here,

I just heard him say over and over he will work hard to see that Trump isn't the President. These "endorsement watches" are largely an insiders game and political junkie thing in my mind- I don't see the voting public getting all concerned about it...perhaps I am wrong.

[thereismore]

13. I heard the same. However, that is not the same as "I will endorse her and help her get elected".

[silvershadow]

14. Right, and I'm not sure if he will or not, and I'm really not that concerned

about a general election question while we are in the midst of what is staring to appear to be an epic primary.

[LoveIsNow]

11. He says it at least one a week. Nt.

[HerbChestnut]

16. I've yet to hear him actually use the word "endorse" though.

That's my point. He usually says that if he loses he'll do everything he can to make sure Trump doesn't win, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll endorse Hillary.

[eridani]

17. That's because he knows that he'd be as lousy as anyone else at herding cats

In 2004, Kucinich asked his delegates to vote for Kerry on the first ballot to make the nomination unanimous. He got so much pushback that he finally said that he would just make the request and that they should follow their consciences. Kucinich was never able to find a campaign manager with national experience, and Act Blue, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit barely existed. Sanders, the beneficiary of all the new media, will probably "endorse" in some way making it clear that he can't force his supporters to do anything.

[HerbChestnut]

4. What exactly does Rachel think it means? n/t

[thereismore]

7. I think she thinks it means he would endorse Hillary and work for her. nt

[HerbChestnut]

9. That's what I figured.

I guess we'll see, but I have a feeling that Bernie is too independent minded to work for her directly. Odds are he'll go off on an anti-Trump tirade until the election.

[RichVRichV]

15. What I find ironic is Hillary supporters say they will do everything in their power to defeat Trump

and yet they won't do the one thing that's actually in their power, vote for the superior candidate to run against Trump.