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2016 Postmortem

Demsrule86

(70,731 posts)

17. Talk is cheap

Reply to pat_k (Reply #14)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 08:31 AM

Jun 2016

He will concede. He has no choice. There is nothing he can do at the convention other than make a fool out of himself. She has the pledged delegates and the supers.

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BERNIE IS NOT CONCEDING YET! [View all] mylye2222 Jun 2016 OP

Well, yeah RobertEarl Jun 2016 #1

No need to concede. Skink Jun 2016 #2

Bernie will not get a cabinet position. He might retain some Senate assignments if he remains a Dem LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #3

And "might" is an awful big word right now. Nice observation by the way. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #26

Not explicitly but he isn't' actively contesting the nomination either nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

You know I have been sitting here analyzing the Guardian website (live results voting) Samantha Jun 2016 #5

+1 pat_k Jun 2016 #7

Thank you for that. Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #8

I read that turnout was 10 percent less than previously expected Samantha Jun 2016 #22

Yes! 840high Jun 2016 #11

Update, she won California by double digits. nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #19

Won North Dakota??? 355 people voted. Not no way, not no how will a Democrat carry ND this fall tonyt53 Jun 2016 #30

I watched MSNBC around 2 a.m. to see if Bernie would concede. PADemD Jun 2016 #6

He has already said... pat_k Jun 2016 #9

I'm glad he didn't concede. It was a good speech. PADemD Jun 2016 #10

I wish I'd seen the disappointed anchors. pat_k Jun 2016 #14

Talk is cheap Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #17

Wow marions ghost Jun 2016 #20

Personally I thougt it was a sad speech from a guy who lost and can't get over it. nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #18

deleted pat_k Jun 2016 #13

We just had this thing called an "election" that you may have missed. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #12

The voters have made their choice. It wasn't Bernie. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #15

Really how? Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #16

He's going to be just another nobody at that convention for a party, he doesn't even belong to. MoonRiver Jun 2016 #21

Better rethink that... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #35

he didn't even mention the nomination in his speech last night. he's not trying to win anymore geek tragedy Jun 2016 #23

Sanders will never concede MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #24

lives in his own virtual world MariaThinks Jun 2016 #28

His concession is not required in any way. MineralMan Jun 2016 #25

power... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #36

Bernie's power is fading, day by day. MineralMan Jun 2016 #37

people power HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #41

I would have liked him to be VP. But after this irrational resistance MariaThinks Jun 2016 #27

second is the first loser. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #29

It is done. seabeyond Jun 2016 #31

why is he cutting his campaign staff again? MariaThinks Jun 2016 #32

The campaign is over. There's no reason to retain them. MineralMan Jun 2016 #38

but he's not conceding. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #39

That doesn't matter. Concede or not, there is no more MineralMan Jun 2016 #42

The main reason they want him out is so when the FBI report drops they can slide in Biden or some... yourout Jun 2016 #33

Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic nominee. StevieM Jun 2016 #45

He doesn't need to. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #34

Hard no...nt SidDithers Jun 2016 #40

Anyone know of pdsimdars Jun 2016 #43

K&R Good felix_numinous Jun 2016 #44

What he does now doesn't matter at all. He could have played this well and gotten himself Squinch Jun 2016 #46