So apparently Bernie's going to the White House tomorrow

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44. Let's discuss this

I am serious, I am curious to hear your ideas on how you feel what you wrote holds true.

He has already pledged to support the candidate, so I think we can take him at his word, so it's not that he needs concessions before he will endorse her.

As for his delegates, she doesn't need them in order to win. She will win on the first ballot. If he refuses to release his delegates to vote for her, that will be an unprecedented move - but even if he did so, I think the vast majority of his voters aren't going to be watching the convention on TV. Most voters just aren't that into politics to care.

And furthermore, his endorsement of her is no guarantee that they will vote for HRC. Actually I don't think most of his remaining supporters will vote for her based on what Bernie says. They are either with the party or they are with Trump. There's no way HRC can or should take on BS's platform. She doesn't agree with most of it... so why should she agree to change direction for the guy she beat? She shouldn't. And even if she did, it doesn't mean his supporters are suddenly going to support her.

So I am curious to hear why the DNC "will have to" give concessions? Or even why they should give any concessions?

Bernie isn't running 3rd party, so the choice is Trump or HRC or stay home. Anyone seriously considering Trump is unsalvageable and shouldn't be pandered to. As for the stay home folks, well Hillary has to attract the independents in the center. That's not Bernie's voting block. Actually it's totally opposite to it. If she takes on any of his crazy positions like "break up banks" or "stop blindly supporting Israel", she's going to alienate the thinking majority in the middle.

So what of his platform should she adopt and why? And what does it gain her beyond what she already has (which is an impending endorsement from Sanders)?