Raul Grijalva (AZ-3) switches from Sanders to Clinton

[brooklynite]

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Per @chucktodd, Rep. Raul Grijalva -- an early endorser of Sanders -- is now backing endorsing Hillary Clinton

[tonyt53]

1. Just a matter of time

[Hortensis]

29. Umhm. The Atlantic: "Walking Away from Bernie Sanders"

In a sign that the end is near, one of the Vermont senator’s most ardent backers shifts his support to Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders so far refuses to give up his fight for the White House. But in yet another sign that his campaign for president has stalled out, one of the Vermont senator’s most loyal and prominent backers has announced his support for Hillary Clinton. Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat and the first member of Congress to endorse Sanders, explained his reasoning in a statement:

With voting completed in the final Democratic Primary, it is now time for the Democratic Party to unify. ... Hillary Clinton has the capacity and the instincts needed to carry forward what has been started. I support her and will do what I can to help ensure her victory. I firmly believe that her victory will only come when she and the Democratic Party articulate the themes this movement (created by the Sanders campaign) has so powerfully expressed.

That’s an excerpt from a much longer set of remarks from the representative, reported by NBC News’ Danny Freeman on Twitter. The declaration attempts to walk a very fine line. It emphasizes that the ideals and promises at the heart of Sanders’s campaign have widespread support and must be taken seriously by the next president, while at the same time conceding that the next president will not, in fact, be Sanders.

[Blue_Adept]

2. Obviously he doesn't want to get caught up in her massive revenge machine

[SFnomad]

6. "Revenge machine" ... that's something I'd expect to hear on right wingnut websites n/t

[geek tragedy]

7. I believe that was snark nt

[Blue_Adept]

8. guess I need to use the sarcasm tag more

I figured the chuckling smiley would have been enough.

[geek tragedy]

10. GDP ruined unlabeled snark nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. What do you think Bernie's end game will look like?

[geek tragedy]

17. the Jerry Brown 1992 playbook.

Hope they bolt the chairs down in Philly.

[Surya Gayatri]

20. Sarcasm has officially been declared defunct on DU.

[SFnomad]

11. I didn't see the chuckling smiley ... it's a really small pic on my pc

Sorry about that. There are just too many here where that would be an actual response.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Wow.

[geek tragedy]

4. Grijalva is one of the most principled members of Congress.

You can always count on him to follow his conscience.

[Armstead]

5. Not a surprise at this point...

[TwilightZone]

9. He's a Democrat supporting the presumptive Democratic nominee

That's kind of the idea.

[onehandle]

12. I'm beginning to believe that Hillary has a chance in this primary. nt

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[Blue_Adept]

14. WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE!

Half the country still hasn't had their turn yet!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. Stop stealing this election.

this is grand theft and blah blah

[Number23]

28. Yeah, right. You and only 16 million other people

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.html

[KingFlorez]

15. Makes sense at this point

Sanders is being abandoned like a sinking ship and I couldn't be more thrilled. On to November.

[aikoaiko]

16. He stood with Bernie for the party nomination when it counted. I'm good with him....

endorsing HRC for President

[Adrahil]

19. Just a recognition of reality at this point, and a message to Sanders....

... that he should honor his commitment to support the nominee.

[DCBob]

21. Excellent! Looks like even most everyone is moving on to the general.

Still waiting for that big one.

[Txbluedog]

22. So that's one more super delegate that Bernie has lost

[bigtree]

23. k&r

...along with the rest of the congressional progressive caucus he heads and Bernie founded supporting Hillary.

[SidDithers]

25. DU rec...nt

Sid

[SidDithers]

26. Kick, to counter the bullshit posted from aldipest.com...nt

Sid

[eastwestdem]

27. Doesn't make sense to say with the loser. More perks for politians who support the nominee. nt