Sanders to hold video address for supporters

[IceSpear]

Good riddance!

I thought you liked him?

[IceSpear]

Sorry Atlasian Hillbots. Party to save, platforms to change, grassroots vols to encourage to run for office. Apologies he couldn't roll over and lie down for you.


Seriously, your candidate got SoS and her campaign debts retired. Chillllll

He actually loses leverage for all those things the longer he waits to concede though. He had maximum leverage on June 7th and it's been gradually dissipating since then, particularly with Trump's implosion and Hillary's surge in the polls. At this point it's just counterproductive.

[IceSpear]

Let's keep this in perspective, this was a message to his supporters to thank them and carefully explain that he will be endorsing Clinton eventually and that people who worked for and agree with his platform are desperately needed in local and state politics.  Are you folks really disagreeing with that?

I think people are more annoyed he has yet to formally concede or acknowledge that she is the nominee. Obviously an immediate enthusiastic endorsement would not be particularly smart or expected, but the time has long passed for him to admit it's over and that Hillary has won.

[IceSpear]

Looking forward to 2019 when the good people of Vermont have a junior senator who isn't a do-nothing layabout who never goes to work because he's too busy pretending he's running for president. Very sad to see how delusional (not to mention disrespectful to our nominee and the voters) this old man is.

What, you think he'll retire?

Btw Jerry, nice new sig.

[IceSpear]

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I think people are more annoyed he has yet to formally concede or acknowledge that she is the nominee. Obviously an immediate enthusiastic endorsement would not be particularly smart or expected, but the time has long passed for him to admit it's over and that Hillary has won.

That destroys his leverage. He's very clearly discussed that fact with Clinton. I don't particularly see why it's important he say it to you

Or rather: I get some sense that the Hillary fans on this board seem to think it's the 'classy' thing to do if he were a 'good person'.

Except view it from our perspective: we believe that fundamental change is necessary in this country, and Clinton/the DNC will only make some of that change if pushed. So the moral action from OUR perspective is to push as hard as you can.

I wouldn't say so. His endorsement, getting out on the stump, and vigorously trying to push his supporters to support Hillary is the leverage. Conceding and acknowledging the winner is just common courtesy.