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Bernie Sanders

eridani

(51,907 posts) Mon Jan 11, 2016, 12:45 AM Jan 2016

Obama declines to back Democrat candidate before primaries over [View all]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35276042

President Barack Obama will not publicly back any presidential candidate before the Democratic Party has chosen who is to lead its battle to retain the White House in November.

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Obama declines to back Democrat candidate before primaries over [View all] eridani Jan 2016 OP

Good Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #1

Which is how it should be.... daleanime Jan 2016 #2

+1 MissDeeds Jan 2016 #4

I don't think a sitting President has ever done that Recursion Jan 2016 #3

Yup. zentrum Jan 2016 #5

Smart move Hulk Jan 2016 #6

A class act. nt delrem Jan 2016 #7

OMG! i saw this: "The White House will campaign for Clinton, but not in the SOTU speech." 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #8

Gotta wonder mikehiggins Jan 2016 #9

Has a president ever endorsed a candidate awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #10

This is not earth shattering. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #11