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BootinUp

(49,023 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:36 AM Jun 2016

In a speech of striking stubbornness...


Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It - The New York Times

By MICHAEL BARBARO and YAMICHE ALCINDORJUNE 8, 2016

Revolutions rarely give way to gracious expressions of defeat.

And so, despite the crushing California results that rolled in for him on Tuesday night, despite the insurmountable delegate math and the growing pleas that he end his quest for the White House, Senator Bernie Sanders took to the stage in Santa Monica and basked, bragged and vowed to fight on.

In a speech of striking stubbornness, he ignored the history-making achievement of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, who became the first woman in American history to clinch the presidential nomination of a major political party.

Mr. Sanders waited until 15 minutes into his speech to utter Mrs. Clinton’s name. He referred, almost in passing, to a telephone conversation in which he had congratulated her on her victories. At that, the crowd of more than 3,000 inside an aging airport hangar booed loudly. Mr. Sanders did little to discourage them.

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“It’s a blown opportunity to build bridges that are going to be extremely important in the fall,” said David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents, both Democratic and Republican. He worried that Mr. Sanders was becoming “a grumpy old man.”

The raw math is brutal and indisputable: Mrs. Clinton has not just crossed the threshold of 2,383 delegates needed to secure the nomination. As of Tuesday night, she had succeeded in winning a majority of pledged delegates, a majority of the states that have held primaries, and the popular vote.

This would be the time, under normal circumstances, for a primary rival to acknowledge insurmountable odds, salute a prevailing opponent and begin the work of stitching together a divided political party.

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stopbush

(24,630 posts)
6. I hope his meeting with Obama tomorrow is a sh*t-or-get-off-the-pot moment.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 11:17 AM
Jun 2016

Obama and Reid need to make it clear to Sanders that he's either with the program or he is a pariah among Dems.

If I was them, I would insist that he stop campaigning right now. His name will still be on the DC ballot - where he will lose in a landslide - so his supporters can vote for him. But the campaigning has to stop, because he is now campaigning AGAINST Hillary, who is the nominee.

Enough with the kid gloves when it comes to Sanders. It reminds me of the way people treated Bush Jr - he put out enough of a vibe that he was slightly deranged/stupid/impulsive that people gave him too much room politically. They didn't challenge him because they were afraid it would set him off to do real damage somewhere. Looks like the politicians see Sanders in the same way.

Cha

(305,405 posts)
10. I hope so.. I can't imagine what BS called it for except for more attention similar
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:20 PM
Jun 2016

to his trip to Rome in search of the Pope.

But we do know that President Obama has Hillary's back.

caquillo

(521 posts)
7. For all of Bernie's lip service about women's rights
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 05:00 PM
Jun 2016

(remember the BernieBros telling us that he was better for women) he didn't even mention Hillary Clinton making history last night. In fact, his followers booed her when her name was mentioned in passing.

mercuryblues

(15,102 posts)
8. from listening
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:10 PM
Jun 2016

to his interviews, I get the feeling he would sell woman's right's down the river to advance his cause.

Cha

(305,405 posts)
12. Hillary Builds Bridges and BS has been burning them.. not someone you want for a
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:22 PM
Jun 2016

President.

Thanks, Boot

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