The line of Hillary Clinton endorsers

[MineralMan]

waiting to be thrown under the bus has extended around several city blocks by this time. Metro Transit needs to call in more buses to cut down on the wait, I think. It's shocking that so few buses are available for all of those people waiting.

The state of public bus transportation in this country is execrable.

[LexVegas]

1. Lots of women and minorities under that bus. Curious. nt

[MineralMan]

4. So it seems. Odd, that...

[enid602]

2. bern

Their campaign slogan 'feel the bern' seems to be rapidly morphing into 'feel the Bern, or else. . .'

[MineralMan]

6. I can't comment on that, really.

And won't.

[comradebillyboy]

35. So it would seem

[reformist2]

3. What's amazing is how little good they've done Hillary.

[MineralMan]

5. I believe that still remains to be seen.

But, it will be seen soon enough. Watch for it.

[CorporatistNation]

9. Establishment Endorsers Are Just A Shitload Of "White Noise!" K and R!

Its ALL background and voters completely disregard it. Leon Panetta.. I mean explicitly endorsing Hillary... I mean come on... Like Ole Leon was not on board with this as soon as he exited his Limo on inauguration day 1/20/2009? A TOTAL Joke!

[reformist2]

20. It's actually pretty funny - as if Leon Panetta sways anybody's opinion... LOL!

[MineralMan]

25. I'm sure there are people who consider Leon Panetta's opinion

to be worth hearing. It's not just him, though. The line of prominent Democrats who are endorsing Hillary Clinton is quite a long one. People do listen to others when deciding for whom to vote. That's especially true of members of Congress, who usually have great respect from their constituents.

Endorsements by people in political office don't win elections, but they don't hurt, either. They have played important roles in past presidential elections, and will have an impact in this one, as well.

[Ed Suspicious]

33. And the Transportation Secretary? That's a needle mover.

[Betty Karlson]

7. BERNIE DOESN'T THROW PEOPLE UNDER THE BUS. You are projecting.

Edit: those who feel abandoned by the elite may still engage in actions to let the elite know they feel abandoned. But the elite isn't that big - no extra buses are needed to accomodate the elite, if they intend to throw themselves before or under that bus in pursuit of Clinton's status quo candidacy.

Yes, it's amazing how many hitherto great organisations are thrown, by their elite leaders, in front of Bernie's campaign bus. It's almost like they are desperate to slow down Bernie's campaign...

[MineralMan]

8. Excellent use of the CAPS LOCK key!

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I'm not talking about Bernie Sanders, though. He's not throwing anyone under any buses.

Edit: Since you edited your post, I'm taking an opportunity to acknowledge your edit.

[CorporatistNation]

11. DESPERATION IS IN FACT THE APPRPRIATE TERM!!!

Clinton Inc. is on the phone 24/7 calling every B lister name they can find in addition to the A listers who are so out of the loop that they do not understand the phenomenon that is taking place as HISTORY is being made before their eyes.

[leftofcool]

19. LMAO

[sufrommich]

10. The trashing of democrats and large swaths of

people important demographically to the Democratic party won't go unnoticed when the smoke clears. Lots of vitriolic showing of asses,too much to forget.

[comradebillyboy]

36. According to some here at DU most elected Democrats are

DINOS because they aren't outright socialists.

[handmade34]

12. I don't engage

because no one here seems to want a real conversation anymore...

[Enrique]

13. can you throw people under the bus

that you've never heard of, or if you have heard of them you were indifferent to?

[MineralMan]

15. I don't know. It seems to me that knowing who the

Cabinet Secretaries in the Clinton Administration are is sort of fundamental for anyone for whom politics is important. Maybe that's just me, though.

[Android3.14]

14. Your lack of hope to real solutions to serious problems perpetuates the problem

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Cynicism does not make a person more interesting, and it certainly does make a poor basis for choosing someone to follow.

[cali]

16. Oh bullfuckingshit.

Disagreement is not throwing under the bus.

I do love how you threw Bernie under the bus though, even when you were "supporting" him. And your cute protestations about how you like him, are transparent. You've even used the right wing line about "free stuff" against him. Remember your post about how Bernie reminds you of the guy running for class president who promises naked cheerleaders and free ice cream? And that was during your "support" phase.

[MineralMan]

18. Thank your for taking the time to participate

in this thread. I'm pleased to know that you read my OPs.

[mikehiggins]

22. Where was that guy when I was in high school?

Would have won in a New York minute

[ismnotwasm]

17. I know

It's an incredible bus--there's almost more people under it than not.

[Hekate]

21. Shortly the whole Party will be under the bus. Then it will be time to par-tay!

[MineralMan]

26. Very recently, Al Franken renewed his endorsement of Clinton.

I thought it was interesting that not many Sanders supporters offered to throw him under the bus. So many House and Senate members have already endorsed Hillary. Surely not all of them are DINOS or anything of the sort.

Some say that those endorsements don't mean anything. I say they're incorrect in that. People tend to like members of Congress who are members of their own party. Their endorsements carry some weight with their constituents.

That factor is going unrecognized, I believe, and there are many primaries to go before we see what the voting public actually thinks. Iowa and NH send few delegates to the national convention. There are many more states to go after February. They are the ones that will decide who the nominee will be.

[wendylaroux]

27. most of the party is already

under the bus,where you been?

[Punkingal]

23. The most important lines are those voters who will line up to vote for Bernie soon.

[MineralMan]

24. I see. So, there won't be any Hillary voters in line?

I think you are mistaken, to tell you the truth. We'll know, once the vote is counted, I guess.

[Agnosticsherbet]

28. I was a little surprised when Planned Parenthood went under the bus...

and those who tossed it there joined with Republicans in refusing to support the leading proponent of women's health

I am told that it is a conspiracy by a few people in charge who get good deals from the Clinton Campaign, that it is all political cronyism.

[Hekate]

31. I'm surprised it's being done so viciously.

[Agnosticsherbet]

34. Vicious is gong around, as if Bush's "Your with us or against us"

Became a virus infecting a chunk of the Democratic electorate.

The hyper partisan split between Republicans and Democrats has appeared between those who support Clinton and Sanders.

[Empowerer]

29. Fortunately, the Transportation Secretary is part of the group they're trying to throw under the bus

He runs the department in charge of regulating busses, so he may be able to do something.

[MineralMan]

30. By George, you're right!

Just as an aside, though, the plural of "bus" is "buses." "Busses" means more than one "kiss." Buses means more than one bus.

Frankly, I'm more fond of busses than buses, generally.

[Empowerer]

32. And busses aboard busier buses are even better

[MineralMan]

39. I seem to recollect some high school

band trips that confirm that...

[LuvLoogie]

37. You're both wrong!

The plural of "bus" is "bi"

[MellowDem]

38. Clinton supports a lot of very conservative positions...

Anyone who endorses her will unsurprisingly hurt progressives who care deeply about and have stakes in those positions. Not surprising.

To me, it's sad that many progressive organizations feel they must endorse a corporate candidate whose biggest donors are giant banks that actively work against a lot of what being progressive is about, because of the correct perception that Clinton will win, and if they want to help their individual cause, they better get on board how, even if she is the corporate candidate. She's a million times better than the Republican candidate, and our political system seems to only give the choice of corporate moderate conservative and extremist conservative.

[Betty Karlson]

40. Maybe Clinton is still a Goldwater girl at heart. eom