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Related: About this forumWith 20 delegates at stake Bernie vows
To take the fight to the District of Columbia...
No seriously - he really is.
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With 20 delegates at stake Bernie vows (Original Post)
Blue Idaho
Jun 2016
OP
DURHAM D
(32,838 posts)1. If he is headed back to DC he actually
needs to go back to work.
savalez
(3,517 posts)2. Hopefully the press ignores him.
Blue Idaho
(5,500 posts)5. He passed absurd a couple of weeks ago
He is now in danger of becoming a political baffoon
savalez
(3,517 posts)6. I'd argue he is there already
but I'm biased.
Blue Idaho
(5,500 posts)8. Don't look for an argument from me...
He is busy erasing any legacy he may have had.
savalez
(3,517 posts)14. It's starting already
Bernie Ends Tonight
debating when Sen. Bernie Sanders should drop out, or arguing that he should have already. But Sanders didnt just have a right to stay in the Democratic primary race until the end of the schedule. He had an obligation to. He owed it those millions of voters and the millions of donors who contributed more than $200 million to his bid to compete until he was mathematically eliminated.
Though the Associated Presss tally showed Clinton hitting the overall number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination Monday night following a mini-burst of superdelegates, Sanders still had an argument for continuing, so long as she hadnt reached a majority of pledged delegates. After Tuesday nights primaries, however, that excuse will run out, and his arguments for holding out will be depleted.
He doesnt have to drop out right away. He can wait until after Washington D.C. votes on June 14. He can rest for a couple of days back home in Vermont. But then it will be time to face the reality set Tuesday. At some point this evening, Sanders will be mathematically eliminated according to the metric that all small-d democrats believe should determine a nominee: among pledged delegates, of which Hillary Clinton will clinch a majority regardless of whether she narrowly wins or narrowly loses California and everywhere else (Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota to be exact).
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/bernie_s_time_to_concede_has_finally_arrived.html
debating when Sen. Bernie Sanders should drop out, or arguing that he should have already. But Sanders didnt just have a right to stay in the Democratic primary race until the end of the schedule. He had an obligation to. He owed it those millions of voters and the millions of donors who contributed more than $200 million to his bid to compete until he was mathematically eliminated.
Though the Associated Presss tally showed Clinton hitting the overall number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination Monday night following a mini-burst of superdelegates, Sanders still had an argument for continuing, so long as she hadnt reached a majority of pledged delegates. After Tuesday nights primaries, however, that excuse will run out, and his arguments for holding out will be depleted.
He doesnt have to drop out right away. He can wait until after Washington D.C. votes on June 14. He can rest for a couple of days back home in Vermont. But then it will be time to face the reality set Tuesday. At some point this evening, Sanders will be mathematically eliminated according to the metric that all small-d democrats believe should determine a nominee: among pledged delegates, of which Hillary Clinton will clinch a majority regardless of whether she narrowly wins or narrowly loses California and everywhere else (Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota to be exact).
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/bernie_s_time_to_concede_has_finally_arrived.html
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)3. He hit the delusional stage by 3 months ago. n/t
Walk away
(9,494 posts)4. A place full of "The Political Establishment"!!!!!
He should do great there
Demsrule86
(71,023 posts)7. He must really need money
It is the only explanation.
BainsBane
(54,793 posts)9. Whatever
He's becoming increasingly irrelevant.
dubyadiprecession
(6,342 posts)10. BS is such a sad little man.
Blue Idaho
(5,500 posts)11. I think it's time for an intervention... nt.
MSMITH33156
(879 posts)12. Someone want to inform him of the
demographics in DC?
BootinUp
(49,036 posts)13. I guess he's not done being a stubborn @ss. nt
spooky3
(36,212 posts)15. MSNBC reporting he will lay off at least half of his staff tomorrow.