Why Won't Bernie Sanders Drop Out Of The Race? It's Not About Him Anymore [View all]

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Why Won't Bernie Sanders Drop Out Of The Race? It's Not About Him Anymore
KENZA MOLLER
Romper

Sanders wants to be president, yes — but he's also been calling for a "political revolution" since he first launched his campaign. Sanders is no fool, and he knows that he likely won't reach the White House ("It's a narrow path," he told CNN in April). But what Sanders has been adamant about for years now is changing the way political campaigns are run, making education and healthcare affordable and accessible, and bringing wide-scale change to corporate America.

By staying in the race until the last possible moment, Sanders is giving his supporters a platform to send politicians in the U.S. a message: they're saying "this is a change that we want." Many people do think this country needs a radical change. The growth of Sanders' campaign surprised the American public because it embodied a growing movement of people tired of the current system — and the United States was surprised by how many people did, and still do, want the dramatic change Sanders is talking about. And that's why he's staying in the race — it's not about him, it's about the movement he's galvanized. Even if that revolution does not happen right now, with this presidential election, by staying in the running until the bitter end, Sanders is giving his supporters a platform to voice their desire for change for as long as he can.

I think this is what Bernie is doing at this point. The idea that he's staying in to affect a meaningless party platform is absurd. He's serious about political revolution. The conservative wing of the Democratic Party can try and keep a lid on it this year, but it's gonna blow eventually.