FULL Interview: Bernie Sanders at CNN State of the Union; June 26 2016

[Donkees]

[CrowCityDem]

1. What does he mean she should "do the right thing?"

She won, and she's reflecting the platform that won her the nomination. What is this 'right thing' Bernie is talking about? Folding up the tent and becoming him wouldn't be 'right'. It would be a disservice to the coalition that proved to be the majority.

[leftofcool]

2. I couldn't figure that out either.

Looks to me like she is already doing the "right thing." Maybe he means that she has to give in to all of his demands to be "right."

[JonLeibowitz]

3. If he believes his platform proposals are more of a moral right then I can understand that.

[cosmicone]

4. It is a losing party insisting on getting their way. Absurd.

81% of his supporters are already supporting Hillary Clinton. By November, 95% will.

Sanders' best path is to endorse Hillary and campaign for her.

[synergie]

6. So his "moral right" trumps the will of the voters who disagreed with his vague and poorly

thought out policy proposals?

[JonLeibowitz]

7. I would moral right justifies a lot.

And your characterization of his policies are just your opinions

[synergie]

10. As are yours and Bernie's, and such claims of moral superiority where none exists do

NOT justify anything, especially not a violations of voters rights. Right wing zealots use this argument to justify their rather disgusting and harmful policies from killing gay people (it is the fundamental argument that the evangelicals pushed in Uganda to justify the death sentence for homosexuals) to the anti choicers who claim that shooting doctors, blowing up clinics and denying women life saving procedures is based on their false beliefs that they have the moral right. The same hoes fir terrorists film AQ to ISIS and people like Dylan Roof, all convinced they had a moral right to justify their actions.

Your argument fails, no ones opinions about their own moral right justifies inherently immoral and unetical actions, particularly when their beliefs are so very delusional.

[Evergreen Emerald]

9. I agree leftofcool--to the winner go the spoils.

Her progressive agenda won the primary...and will win the general. To the winner go the spoils. It is evident that Clinton is being the adult in the room and allowing Sanders to eek some dignity out of this loss.

He wants a revolution. Why not focus on the grass roots movement instead of attempting to undermine Clinton? He could give speeches, encourage grass roots support for his scorched earth agenda, encourage down tickets. I think he is unwilling to give up the "race" that ended weeks ago. The media, wanting controversy, continue to give him air time...for what? To focus on an agenda, that until this year, was invisible to everyone supporting anyone...including Sanders.

While he was working on the "race" he allowed Trump to openly and loudly court his supporters in a speech that aired nation wide. He had an opportunity to "does his best to make sure trump is not elected" by giving a counter speech. Instead, he gave a much touted speech to tell America that it is all the way to the convention! That was last week!

He is not doing his best for America.

[SaschaHM]

5. "It's an honor to be here"

That should be his go to statement from now on.

[MaggieD]

11. I'd be super pissed if she adopted his platform in place of her own

There is a reason I voted for her and worked for her rather than him. He must be really impressed with himself to say such a thing.

[geek tragedy]

13. "do the right thing" means saying "Bernie is right about everything, boy the

voters blew it by choosing me over him"

I do not predict he will ever be satisfied that Secretary Clinton did the right thing.

[MohRokTah]

12. It's really sad seeing somebody who rose so high, sink so low.

He's going to be fresh out of political capital if he keeps this up for even another week.