2016 Postmortem

Exilednight

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

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:10 PM

Jun 2016

Either party and abstain from voting for the Senate Majority Leader. If the party controls 48 seats, plus one independent from Maine, that gives us 49 seats. Republicans would hold 50, neither would hold a majority.

True, Sanders wouldn't get any seats on committee, but he could throw the whole thing into disarray.

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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