2016 Postmortem

hill2016

(1,772 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:36 AM Jun 2016

What time will Obama endorse Clinton tomorrow? [View all]

Fat lady has to be warming up now...

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What time will Obama endorse Clinton tomorrow? [View all] hill2016 Jun 2016 OP

I think he will wait until Wednesday or Thursday to say "get behind her". tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Um no, it was Hillary supporters that hated Obama. notadmblnd Jun 2016 #51

Wednesday afternoon, just in time for the major newscasts. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #2

I think they'll give Sanders time to do the right thing. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #3

I agree 100 percent. onenote Jun 2016 #11

Agree. These sound like good projections. Hortensis Jun 2016 #27

But will he do the right thing workinclasszero Jun 2016 #13

indeed. he will have the opportunity but he's not a sure thing to do it. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17

Yup, June 16 is my guess obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #21

+1 JoePhilly Jun 2016 #39

I don't think he will endorse tomorrow. Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #4

They don't like each other, so that's not going to happen KingFlorez Jun 2016 #6

No - Obama would tell Sanders it's time to get with the program Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #23

I imagine any spelling out would be of how Obama Hortensis Jun 2016 #31

Sanders can follow or get out of the way Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #40

Well, he won't be our nominee, but we Hortensis Jun 2016 #41

I think if he's generally cooperative to getting Democrats elected, he'll be extended every courtesy Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #42

I basically agree democrattotheend Jun 2016 #43

Sanders made me so mad a couple of times Hortensis Jun 2016 #45

so you're saying Obama will threaten Sanders if he doesn't comply? azurnoir Jun 2016 #36

and what exactly happens? If they try and strip him of his Exilednight Jun 2016 #46

You can't caucus in the Senate as an independent as I understand it Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #47

it's more of a gray area. he could choose to not caucus with Exilednight Jun 2016 #48

As a practical matter, if you don't serve on committes, you aren't useful Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #50

Bernie wanted Obama fired in 2012 so I doubt the POTUS has forgotten that. PepperHarlan Jun 2016 #30

No, but Obama is not a small man, and the prize Hortensis Jun 2016 #32

It's like I'm psychic Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #52

Obama does not like Sanders Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #8

Rule #1 in Washington: you don't have to like one another to do business Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #22

Or to hug and clap shoulders like the best of friends. :) Hortensis Jun 2016 #34

He will only endorse Proud Public Servant Jun 2016 #5

I disagree. She is the presumptive nominee as of Tuesday. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #9

40%+ of Democratic voters Proud Public Servant Jun 2016 #10

Generally agree, but this year we seem to have firebrand80 Jun 2016 #12

On this we agree Proud Public Servant Jun 2016 #19

A large number of that relatively small number Hortensis Jun 2016 #35

Where did you get that number? The overwhelming majority of Bernie's vote are from indies. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #29

There's abundant data that shows Proud Public Servant Jun 2016 #38

I hope you are right, for the sake of DC voters democrattotheend Jun 2016 #44

Wednesday KingFlorez Jun 2016 #7

He planning it ahead of time? firebrand80 Jun 2016 #15

He's there for fundraisers KingFlorez Jun 2016 #18

Bingo, that must be it. CNN reported PBO will endorse this week. Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #28

As others have suggested, it probably will be after DC or Bernie conceding, whichever occurs first onenote Jun 2016 #14

He'll wait until Wednesday, at the earliest, and MineralMan Jun 2016 #16

+1 Lucinda Jun 2016 #24

Sounds good. Official when very proper, Hortensis Jun 2016 #37

I think he'll wait until DC votes leftynyc Jun 2016 #20

CNN reports PBO will endorse this week. My guess is on the 8th. Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #25

Sometime after California is announced. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #26

July 25th 2016 nt Jack Bone Jun 2016 #33

Actually, the fat cat and not the lady, is warming up for a bravura performance... Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #49