Why are some Sanders supporters saying that he hasn't dropped out of the race?

[The Magistrate]

9. Several Reasons, Ma'am

People suspend a campaign rather than shut it down because their campaign has debts to vendors and loans outstanding, and can continue to collect contributions legally while in this 'suspended' state. This is normal political behavior by normal political figures.

The 'Bernie' campaign sweeps up a number pf people who are unfamiliar with political usages, and on the whole quite naive about the process. Such people may well genuinely not understand what is going on.

There are deliberate efforts made to aggravate tensions by trolling, and by loosing bots. Suggesting the 'Bernie' campaing 'really' continues would contribute to this.

Sanders has himself made it easy for both these things, by asking his followers to continue voting for him where he appears on a ballot, so he may have more delegates and so more 'leverage' at the convention to get platform planks and rules changes he hopes to force Democrats to adopt. To put it bluntly, that is saying his campaign continues, in recognizable form, though he acknowledges he will not be the candidate for President.





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