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Chichiri

(4,667 posts)
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 06:07 PM Mar 2016

Should Bernie drop out after March 15?

Meaning the day or two after.


19 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Yes, unless Hillary is struck by a meteor.
5 (26%)
Yes, unless he has DRAMATICALLY closed the gap between himself and Hillary.
10 (53%)
Yes, unless he has at least SOMEWHAT closed the gap between himself and Hillary.
0 (0%)
Yes, but only if the gap doesn't worsen.
0 (0%)
Yes, but only if he loses a LOT MORE delegates to Hillary.
2 (11%)
No. Math is for losers.
2 (11%)
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Should Bernie drop out after March 15? (Original Post) Chichiri Mar 2016 OP
Not unless he gets totally mopped on the 15th ... salinsky Mar 2016 #1
Bernie who? William769 Mar 2016 #2
Sanders. The guy who's sharing the stage with Hillary as she runs for President. nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #3
Apparently you don't know me very well. William769 Mar 2016 #6
I liked it.. Cha Mar 2016 #19
No. They should have more debates. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #4
I agree. Dems need more air time blasting repukes. displacedtexan Mar 2016 #18
Once Hillary has half +1 Lucinda Mar 2016 #5
On March 15th, she should reach out and offer him the Veep spot. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #7
Absolutely not DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #16
I hear what you are saying. Here is my reasoning Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #17
No. Hillary didn't drop out until June 2012, and Bernie is the progressive candidate. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #8
Who cares? 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #9
That's up to him still_one Mar 2016 #10
No, but Treant Mar 2016 #11
+1! eom BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #13
No option for "I don't give a crap what BS does, or when he does it"? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #12
I voted no Tommy2Tone Mar 2016 #14
Can't someone like Biden jump in if Hillary is hit by a meteor dlwickham Mar 2016 #15
It's moot.. he won't. Cha Mar 2016 #20
Bernie keeps the conversation going on what beachbum bob Mar 2016 #21

salinsky

(1,065 posts)
1. Not unless he gets totally mopped on the 15th ...
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 06:09 PM
Mar 2016

... Bernie has a lot to contribute to the conversation.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
18. I agree. Dems need more air time blasting repukes.
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:39 PM
Mar 2016

If BS drops out this month, that makes the repuke primary a "my hillary bashing is better than your hillary bashing" until Their convention.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
17. I hear what you are saying. Here is my reasoning
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

1) As it stands now, Sanders supporters (and here, I'm talking about what I see outside DU) are talking about not showing up; writing in Sanders; or writing in Elizabeth Warren. This would help heal the divide, and bring those voters on board in a unified front.

2) Sanders would likely be a one-term Veep, so we could certainly have Deval Patrick, Corey Booker, Julian Castro, or Kamala Harris on the ticket for term 2.

3) I'd like to see Castro get a little more experience before putting him up as Veep.

4) I'd be good with Deval Patrick, but I think Sanders makes more sense from a situational standpoint.

5) re: Corey Booker -- see #3

6) I don't want Elizabeth Warren as Veep because it pretty much guarantees the Republicans pick up a Senate seat.

7) Not Martin O'Malley. Just no.

Treant

(1,968 posts)
11. No, but
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 06:52 PM
Mar 2016

it won't matter whether he stays or not. Still, it's his decision when to go or not.

Hopefully he chooses to drop out before people start thinking of his late campaign as sad. That happened a bit with Hillary in 2008.

Tommy2Tone

(1,307 posts)
14. I voted no
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 07:00 PM
Mar 2016

I think in the long run Bernie will help Hillary like she did Obama. I still Bernie will endorse Hillary and campaign with her.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
21. Bernie keeps the conversation going on what
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 10:52 PM
Mar 2016

Defines us from conservatives.... Serves Hillary well in talking about it...

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