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DCBob

(24,689 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 07:42 PM Jun 2016

NPR: The Flame Starts To Fade For Some Bernie Sanders Supporters

"Once one of the candidates wins the majority of the pledged delegates, those that are decided by the states, and the majority of the popular vote, then we'll have our nominee," Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley acknowledged to NPR on Tuesday night, ahead of the full results. "And if Secretary Clinton wins 30 percent-plus tonight, she's probably going to meet those goalposts." Clinton has met those goalposts, and as Merkley told the Washington Post's Greg Sargent, "I would not support a battle that involves trying to flip superdelegates."

Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, likewise told Sargent: "The reality is unattainable at some point. You deal with that. Bernie is going to deal with this much more rapidly than you think," said Grijalva, who is also a superdelegate. "At some point, when we're trying to flip 400 superdelegates, and it's not gaining traction, I think you have to come to the conclusion that it's not going to happen."


In a statement, MoveOn.org Executive Director Ilya Sheyman didn't exactly tell Sanders to stand down. Rather, he laid out the criteria for winning the nomination — criteria that Clinton has met. "MoveOn members believe, as we have long advocated, that the nomination should go to the winner of the majority of pledged delegates, and that undemocratic superdelegates should not overturn the will of the voters," he said.

Democracy for America likewise framed its statement in terms of delegates, not in terms of winners and losers. "DFA believes, as we have since 2007, that the winner of the majority of pledged delegates should be the Democratic nominee," wrote DFA Chair Jim Dean. However, he added that Sanders shouldn't be hustled out of the way, saying the senator's movement "shouldn't have its timetable determined by Washington pundits and professional worrywarts."

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/08/481266283/the-flame-starts-to-fade-for-some-bernie-sanders-supporters

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I am sure more and more like this are coming soon. Most everyone is ready to move on to the main contest... beat Trump!
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