Sanders to suspend campaign tomorrow.

[RogerM]

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Link to tweet

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[George II]

1. HOLY CRAP, if that's true that would be GREAT for all Democrats.

[Renew Deal]

4. No rallies in the coronavirus world. No debate

Good for everyone.

[George II]

7. Yes, it was going to be bizarre anyway with the looming cancellations.

[Kali]

2. ...

[hlthe2b]

3. OMG... I hope that isn't someone trolling.

If true, Sanders and supporters need to be shown respect for doing the right thing for all of us.

[Claustrum]

5. My take

Bernie has known that he is under in MI for a while, and thus cancelling all of the other rallies to go all in in MI. So I think there is a high chance of him considering dropping out tomorrow.

[onetexan]

25. WOW!! I am shocked as well, and i agree this is his way to gracefully bow out. I'd imagine he wants

to leave a good legacy of his political career overall. If this is true, my hat's off to Bernie.

[Claustrum]

33. Another note

Who would want to see the FL results like that? Personally, if I am Bernie, I would run away as fast as I can to avoid seeing that result, especially when he has close to no way of winning now.

[onetexan]

39. James Carville is on MSNBC saying Bernie needs to shut it down now, no point in continuing

In deed, Dems have spoken as he's saying now. It's time.

[CentralMass]

76. I suspect the cancelling is due to the coronavirus and the suggestion to avoid public gatherings.

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[zackymilly]

98. Sure. n/t

[wiley]

78. Yes

I agree

[Greywing]

6. I won't believe that until Bernie actually anounces that.

[J_William_Ryan]

40. Agreed.

[TomSlick]

54. My parents named me Thomas in a moment of prophetic insight.

I'll need to see to believe.

[StevieM]

8. I hope that Tulsi Gabbard will drop out too. (eom)

[DrToast]

49. Lol

With Bernie out, now Biden can focus all his attention on Gabbard.

[SCantiGOP]

51. Hey, Tulsi has 2 delegates

She is only 1,989 from securing the nomination.

[Vivienne235729]

62. Such a nail biter!

[AZ8theist]

83. OMG!!!!!

You owe me a computer screen and a German lager, Scanti!!!!!!!!!!!!

:

[lastlib]

88. She's in it to win it!.....

...for Putin.......

[sarcasmo]

79. Tulsi the Vladicrat is the new Jill Stein.

[Cha]

9. I so hope that is true!

[tishaLA]

10. I'm honestly shocked.

I'm happy, but I'm still kinda speechless about this

[Dave in VA]

11. Who is Don Winslow?

Thanks in advance!

[mobeau69]

29. Click on his name at the top of the tweet for his background.

[Dave in VA]

32. Thanks!

[SCantiGOP]

52. He has a book coming out in April

Not a good sign that this isn’t a clickbait tweet tonget his name out there.

[Sloumeau]

12. That would be good news. :)

[GemDigger]

13. Until I hear it from Bernie I will consider it gossip.

[DarthDem]

14. I completely believe that

He has no path, and the sooner he does suspend and works for Biden, the sooner we can unite the needed elements to defeat Mr. Trump.

[Dem2]

15. Wow

[Just_Vote_Dem]

16. If he does that he is a class act! n/t

[liberal N proud]

17. We will see

Then let's watch what the Bernie supporters do.

[BlueIdaho]

18. Keep your powder dry...

IF and I mean IF he does, that will be remarkable. No matter what, we need to remain inclusive, respectful, and optimistic for all Democrats everywhere.

[brooklynite]

19. I'll take that under advisement, but I'm not seeing the author as an authoritative source...

[Legends303]

20. I don't believe him

He says someone in the Sanders camp, I rather hear from Bernie.

[uponit7771]

21. +1

[William769]

22. I won't believe it until Sanders himself says it.

[LizBeth]

23. Good. We can put this one to bed. Been dealing with this one for five years.

[writes3000]

24. This is a RUMOR. It should stay that in the title. My recommendation.

[NurseJackie]

26. If true, my opinion of him ticked up a notch.

[Scurrilous]

61. Mine too.

[cwydro]

93. I'll be very surprised if it's true.

When something is too good to be believed...

Tired of rumor being posted as fact on DU.

[highplainsdem]

27. Good. He has no path to the nomination.. Time for all of us to work toward defeating Trump.

[Maru Kitteh]

28. I will have great admiration for this action, if he carries through with it.

We NEED to get to work on Trump NOW; not fight with each other.

[Blasphemer]

30. IF true (big IF), my respect for Bernie would go up signficantly... nt

[58Sunliner]

31. I have been worried about the candidates exposure to C-19.

If true, he is doing the right thing for him and his supporters.

[Wounded Bear]

34. Was kind of suspicious that he went back to Vermont tonight...

instead of back to Michigan.

Wouldn't surprise me.

[Amaryllis]

35. I will believe that when i see an official statement.

[still_one]

36. I don't believe it. If he did that it would be viewed as a magnanimous

gesture which would garner him praise for unifying the party to defeat trump

[sheshe2]

55. I will believe when I hear it.

I have my doubts.

[still_one]

66. same here sheshe

[sheshe2]

67. Dayum.

Listening to Biden now. What a brilliant speech.

We will see, still_one.

[still_one]

69. I agree, Gracious and humble. That Sanders is not speaking tonight is very interesting

Maybe he is considering suspending his campaign?

The exit polls in Washington state by MSNBC are favoring Biden. We will see if that correlates

[sheshe2]

71. Perhaps he is considering it.

He is flying back to VT as we speak.

[karynnj]

37. Read carefully he is advertising a book he wrote coming out in April!!

Note he says someone unnamed that definitely knows. Clearly not a valid source.

[Jose Garcia]

38. This guy is a fiction author, not a reporter!

[beachbumbob]

41. be nice but not possible for sanders, his ego will not allow

[MoonchildCA]

42. I just can't fathom that happening.

But hey, these are strange times.

[Lulu KC]

43. Wait--who is that guy?

How would he know and no one else does? Fishy.

[mvd]

44. I want to hear it from Bernie himself or the campaign

If he wants to stay in a couple more weeks, then I am ok with that. Maybe a debate changes things up. But I don’t see him staying in until the convention again. Things do look very bleak.

I really wanted Bernie. I think he could have beaten Trump by changing up socialism to mean Trump is for corporate socialism and socialism for the rich. He could have exposed his lies to the working class, middle class, and poor. His change is sorely needed in my opinion. No big change started without a fight.

I feel we will get a more progressive nominee soon. I hope Bernie and Elizabeth are around to see it.

But in the moment we have to beat Trump. I will encourage my fellow Bernie people to vote for Biden. It looks like he is our chance to get Trump out.

[MerryBlooms]

60. Rec. I was heartbroken when Harris dropped and then Warren.

I definitely went through a grieving process, not quite through it yet with Warren. Take care.

[Blue_true]

45. I seriously hope that happens.

Both men campaigning before crowds risk their health and the health of their supporters. Time to focus squarely on Donald Trump.

[honest.abe]

46. OMG.. I did not expect that.

If true hats off to Bernie.

[dalton99a]

47. Could be a cheap publicity stunt for this guy Don Winslow

[LiberalFighter]

48. Until it happens I won't believe it.

[LovingA2andMI]

50. Washington State is going for Biden too....

So he might as well. Onto the General Election for the Biden win.

[Jarqui]

53. Not surprised. He had nothing to look forward to in March

But very grateful.
This will allow Democrats to come together.
It allows the Biden campaign to start building it's war chest rather than spending more on the primary
And it allows the Democrats to collectively start banging away on Trump.

[genxlib]

56. I would have only one regret if this happens

My daughter turns 18 this week and we vote next week. I was looking forward to escorting to her first voting experience as a rite of passage.

It will be a shame if it is a foregone conclusion.

But otherwise it would be great news.

[Scurrilous]

57. Fingers crossed.

Link to tweet

[Hoyt]

58. Hope it's true. Also hope we don't discount Sanders' ideology and supporters.

I don’t think the so-called “establishment” has, but just saying.

[lindysalsagal]

59. If true, this means the country is finally accepting what a collosal fubar frump is

and that we all need to take him out of the white house.

Bravo!!!

[Thekaspervote]

63. Sanders isn't going to want to be that humiliated. IL & FL alone are gonna be big Biden wins

Only my opinion

[bullwinkle428]

65. He will not be making any remarks tonight, and no one in the press can get hold of

any of his top aides. This was according to Shaquille Brewster of MSNBC, just seconds ago.

[betsuni]

68. I would be shocked. I can't believe this.

Bernie thinks he's the only progressive and his policies unique. The last party platform has most of what he wanted in it, but I think he'll stay in until he can get the 2020 platform to be just like his stump speech, including notes designating where a finger should wag, arms flail, and which parts to read loudly and angrily. He will then have done his part to save America from the enemy, the Democratic establishment. After the convention he'll disappear to write another book, a pop-up book for juicebox revolutionaries.

[SunSeeker]

70. It's the rational, decent thing to do, to show he wants to do what's best for our country. nt

[Skid Rogue]

72. I'd like to have a little more respect for Bernie Sanders than I do, so that would be very nice. nt

[Hamlette]

73. makes sense, he went home to Vermont today

which caused raised eyebrows on the TV

[yaesu]

74. If Bernie suspends tomorrow or Thursday THAT'S IT, there is no way I'm going to

NOT send him a big cyber hug & thank him for his hard fought campaign . Bernie has always said its not about him, its about fighting for the people of this country & doing what is right by them. I don't know if he's truly planning this but it wouldn't surprise me if he sees that the math just isn't working out for him. I think I caught tonight that he switched some campaign stops that were kind of surprising so who knows.

[barbtries]

75. i don't know this guy

so don't know if it's legit, but it will be great if so. Hopefully the vast majority of his supporters recognize how important it is to get rid of trump and republicans all up and down the ticket.

[totodeinhere]

77. Bernie can read these results as much as anybody can. But I think he wants to have a chance to

debate next Saturday. So I don't think he will suspend just yet.

[TwilightZone]

80. There would be no point to it.

The primaries are over. Debating just for the sake of debating would make no sense and just be a waste of everyone's time.

[Hamlette]

81. and might screw with our chances in Nov.

[totodeinhere]

82. Saying the primaries are over shows a lack of respect for the members of the Democratic

electorate who haven't voted yet. Like I said, Bernie can read these results. It will virtually take a miracle for Bernie to catch Joe now although it's mathematically possible. But Bernie may well think that the people in states who haven't voted yet deserve to be able to hear another debate.

[maximusveritas]

84. Where they stand is already clear. The only thing a debate will do is hurt the party in November

It's clear to anyone who knows politics that Bernie staying in til the end against Hillary hurt us deeply in the general election. There's no doubt in my mind we would have won if he had dropped out when it was clear he would lose. The question is whether he is willing to be responsible for another 4 years of damage under Trump.

[TwilightZone]

85. Nonsense.

People withdraw from races prior to the end of voting every election cycle. Biden is forecast to win every state on 3/17 and 3/24 and all but two of three states the entire rest of the campaign.

The race is over. Sanders will likely withdraw tomorrow. Demanding a debate in that context makes no sense.

[totodeinhere]

86. I will leave that up to Bernie. If he decides to withdraw then so be it.

But that is his decision, not yours or mine.

[The Wizard]

87. We got the New Deal

because Huey Long told Roosevelt he'd challenge him in a primary effectively paralyzing he presidency if Roosevelt didn't pass the New Deal.

[Skid Rogue]

89. This is our watch, and we live in an America where kids are being held in cages.

Bernie has to see this election is bigger than our economy. This ain't about socialism, it's about fascism.

Please, suspend your campaign.

[efhmc]

90. Not true. He is going to be at the debate on Sunday according to his campaign.

[HarlanPepper]

97. Hmm

Well if he wants to continue to embarrass himself I guess that’s his call.

[lees1975]

91. Watch for trolls people, Republicans and Russians

Putin is watching.

[nini]

92. Nah there's too much money to be made still

He'll milk his followers as long as he can. He enjoys the role of disruptor.

[zak247]

95. Bernie Bros will riot

The Bernie fanatics will have a conniption fit. They are terrible and are a part of the Biden is senile smears going on in their desperation.

I have to see this to believe it. Bernie is a fanatic himself.

[zackymilly]

99. It's hard not to imagine Bernie being dragged from the convention floor. n/t

[dalton99a]

96. Bullshit. The debate will be held Sunday

[cwydro]

100. Nice try.

Here’s a hint - just because it’s on twitter doesn’t make it true.

Many here need to learn this. Seriously, you should self delete.

[Sunlei]

101. Book authors gossip at this point. Our Democratic process must play out, so all can primary vote

I think Yang would make a good VP choice for Sanders. Yangs just said he's not going to endorse a candidate without without some type of universal income.

Thus far, Yang has said he wants to see "the Democratic process play out."

[Tarheel_Dem]

102. I'll believe it when I see it. If he does, and strikes a conciliatory tone, he'll go up a couple....

of points in my estimation.

[honest.abe]

103. This looks like fake news to get some attention to sell a book.

This is a safe prediction because it could happen and if it doesn't he can just say the person was wrong or Sanders changed his mind.

Garbage.

[cwydro]

104. Your post has been proven wrong.

Why are you keeping it up?

[Jose Garcia]

106. It should be kept up so that people know that Don Winslow is full of @#$%

[cwydro]

107. Well, that's a point lol.

Just so sick of people who post every tweet posted by every twit on twitter.

[Raine]

105. NOT! nt