Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie Wins California, Should Hillary Step Down? [View all]bvf
(6,604 posts)43. Why rush things?
Give her until the convention. Otherwise, it would be like cutting schoolyard recess short.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
113 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
It's optics. She started strong but Bernie is finishing strong. A CA win would send a powerful
floriduck
May 2016
#53
I'm not referring to 2008. I'm discussing this primary season. He is finishing stronger.
floriduck
May 2016
#88
I'm basing it on the number of Bernie wins in the last month or so. He's won more primaries/
floriduck
May 2016
#95
If a person comes in first place should they step down to the second place finisher?
hrmjustin
May 2016
#4
Says Who? She Is NOT Going To Get Indy Votes and Has Already Lost A Significant Proportion of Dems
CorporatistNation
May 2016
#50
Winning a solidly blue state doesn't show anything about either candidate's ability to face Trump.
eastwestdem
May 2016
#10
HRC should step down now. Under FBI investigation, massive quid pro quo at state, reckless regime ch
amborin
May 2016
#12
Keep hoping for the indictment fairy to save Bernie from the will of the voters.
Cali_Democrat
May 2016
#15
A person under investigation by the FBI, has no business running to begin with.
onecaliberal
May 2016
#28
If it was only that. Iraq, Honduras, Libya...what a flawed candidate just in foreign policy alone.
EndElectoral
May 2016
#29
Yes. The way the regs are going in CA, Bernie is going to smoke her bigtime. I think
litlbilly
May 2016
#33
She should have already stepped down . . . as soon as she was under FBI investigation.
pdsimdars
May 2016
#35
Exactly .. You pegged the essentially facetious & rhetorical nature of the question
99th_Monkey
May 2016
#69
"she has alienated most white voters." You mean the racist dudes who are into Trump?
bettyellen
May 2016
#47
I believe she will be told to step down by the establishent before the convention so Biden can run
primnickel
May 2016
#64
lol....sanders never been vetted nationally...and he would be beaten solid by trump....
beachbum bob
May 2016
#79
I wish she had never stepped up but, since she did, I say: let this surreal campaign play itself out
Hiraeth
May 2016
#86
If Sanders can get 79% in California, thus erasing Clinton's delegate lead entirely, sure :)
Tarc
May 2016
#87
Yeah, I'm not sure why the person with more pledged delegates would "step down."
Garrett78
May 2016
#100
99th_Monkey you just love ruffling the feathers of the Hillary supporters, right?
Playinghardball
May 2016
#97
The most interesting part of Hillary winning the nomination will be what happens to organizations
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#99