NYT: Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton

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33. I have to agree. I wish this had stayed under wraps

This is being spun as President Obama disinfranchising folks. I live in Pa. and work on a college campus and all day today I heard supporters of Sen. Sanders referencing this story and saying that President Obama was giving the middle finger to those states that have not held primaries/caucuses yet. This is false. Obama did not call for Sen. Sanders to drop out or for those pledged to him. He simply spoke to donors who Sen. Sanders said his campaign wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole and told them the unadulterated truth -- Hillary will be the nominee, and it was coming time to unite behind her and show the country the sane alternative to the Repub cluster-you-know-what.

The problem is, I fear this came too soon after Hillary's Tuesday sweep. I really think that the writing was on the wall for all except the most hardened Sanders supporters and that if he had a poor showing in Arizona, which is looking likely, Sen. Sanders himself would bow out gracefully and encourage his supporters to support Hillary.

Now, I fear that President Obama has given the Hillary-haters on Sen. Sanders's side red meat, and may push Sanders to stay in the race until the bitter end. We need to get united as a party. All the misogynistic vitriol, email lies, Benghazi nonsense and so on will get continually dredged up the longer Sen. Sanders stays in.

I notice the NYT story was given on anonymity. I feel that this story was leaked to damage Hillary. President Obama has done nothing wrong, but this will stay in the news cycle and be twisted beyond recognition. I can only hope that if he does poorly in Arizona, Sen. Sanders will take a hard look at his campaign and path forward and consider what is best for the party and the country.