2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumStaying in the race does not make Bernie Sanders a sore loser...
... this isn't a sporting event. Bernie Sanders should stay in until the convention because he believes in his agenda. He should take every opportunity he can to give that agenda high visibility, regardless of simple-minded perceptions of his motives. It's a pretty close race and he and his supporters deserve and should demand a hearing. If Hillary Clinton had an agenda that she strongly believed in, she also should have stayed in the race against Obama, but I don't think that was the case. Hillary Clinton wanted to be president and the agenda was the vehicle, not the end in itself.
AmBlue
(3,110 posts)And very well said.
One Black Sheep
(458 posts)Not sure if he will bend to that kind of pressure. Or, maybe Obama will make an offer that Bernie can't refuse, which may be good for Bernie's goals...who knows.
tom-servo
(185 posts)... any move he makes will alienate some group.
It is not a "pretty close race."
Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)We're not here for his agenda. That's all about his ego. We're here to win the presidency and keep it in Democratic hands.
If anyone wonders why people think Bernie is an egomaniac, it's the points in your post.
tom-servo
(185 posts)Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)G_j
(40,367 posts)we're here for the betterment of the people? I know the Democratic Party is supposed to be just that.
There seems to be a fair amount of contention and
debate about that. When someone says "we" who are they speaking for?
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)Obama could begin to work his magic.
LexVegas
(6,060 posts)tom-servo
(185 posts)eastwestdem
(1,220 posts)or won't be after next week, so he can't really do any harm.
msongs
(67,405 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)The only primary left is the "FBI primary" as they call it. He's only there to save the Democratic Party if they lose that one.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)it will if nothing else inform the US and the world just how democratic our voting process actually is. Everything is being documented along the way, and we can know where the problems lie in order to reform our system. So history will record who is honest and who is not
Triana
(22,666 posts)Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)I don't think it matters much what HRC supporters think he should do.