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Go ahead. Make him head that Green Party ticket.
Posted on 05/13/2016 9:55:41 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Pressure is mounting on Bernie Sanders to end his campaign for president, with Democratic Party leaders raising alarms that his continued presence in the race is undermining efforts to beat presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump this fall.
The new concerns come after Sanders’ recent wins over front-runner Hillary Clinton in Indiana and West Virginia. While those victories have provided his supporters a fresh sense of momentum heading into next week’s primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, they did almost nothing to help Sanders cut into Clinton’s nearly insurmountable lead in the delegates who will decide their party’s nomination.
“I don’t think they think of the downside of this,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a Clinton supporter who hosted the 2008 meeting that brokered post-primary peace between Clinton and then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
“It’s actually harmful because she can’t make that general-election pivot the way she should,” Feinstein said. “Trump has made that pivot.”
Clinton, her aides and supporters have largely resisted calling on Sanders to drop out, noting that she fought her 2008 primary bid again Obama well into June. But now that Trump has locked up the Republican nomination, they fear the billionaire businessman is capitalizing on Sanders’ decision to remain in the race by echoing his attacks and trying to appeal to the same independent, economically frustrated voters that back the Vermont senator.
“I would just hope that he would understand that we need to begin consolidating our vote sooner rather than later,” said New York Rep. Steve Israel, a Clinton backer and former chief of efforts to elect Democrats to the House. “Democrats cannot wait too long.”
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Republicans should instigate Operation Chaos 2. Goal-get Bernie more overall votes than Clinton.
The alarm bells are going off in the dimoKKKRAT party. Man the lifeboats.
Just a guess.
“It’s actually harmful because she can’t make that general-election pivot the way she should,” Feinstein said.
Corrupt lying Hillary is big time loser for D’s. Big big time loser.
I hope Bernie gets pushed out. Hillary is a perfect Democrat nominee.
The Hillary supporters need Sanders to drop out so Hillary can win a clean majority that does not require the votes of the Super Delegates. If she fails to do so she is at their mercy. And as it stands she is probably not going to be able to do that if Sanders stays in.
You heard it here first. Or perhaps second or third or so. Or maybe later.
Hey Bernie...stop winning primaries and get out! LOL!
GO TRUMP!!!
BTW - I have taken to donating to Trump early each month when I donate to FR - might be a good way for many of us to spend some of our money....
[Republicans should instigate Operation Chaos 2. Goal-get Bernie more overall votes than Clinton.]
NOOO!!! Have you not been paying attention??
Bernie’s supporters are solid! They won’t leave him! Hence if it’s Hillary as the D nom, a good amout of Bernie Dems will either stay home or vote for Trump.
We NEED Hillary to win the nomination!
Poor Democrats..........they, like the Media, get it all wrong. It’s Hillary Clinton that needs to be dumped, not Bernie Sanders!!! Get ready, Democrat folks, help is on the way,......Joe “Plugs” Biden and, Elizabeth “Goofy” Warren are coming up to bat!!! Trump just absolutely loves it. Sanders, Clinton, Biden, Warren.....”The Donald” will wipe them politically out with ease!!!
GO DONALD J. TRUMP!!!
Go ahead. Make him head that Green Party ticket.
I think that Sanders is trying to force Hillary into making him her running mate.
I think that Sanders is trying to force Hillary into making him her running mate.
Actually, that might backfire. I’m sure many Bernie supporters are #NeverHillary...and some number would support Trump...definitely more than #NeverTrumpers go to Hill.
"nearly" = key word.
You are a master of under statement!
With Sanders winning one contest after another, it also demonstrates just what a weak candidate Clinton really is. Trump was up against 16 other candidates. By time Iowa rolled around it was down to 10, then in NH it was 8, then 5 in SC.
The republican pool had 3 sitting senators, 2 sitting governors, 2 former governors, 1 former senator, a retired surgeon and a businesswoman.
All Clinton has had to face is a 74 year old Socialist with absolutely no accomplishments in the Senate and House, who didn’t even have a job until he was 40 years old. Democrat turnout is down about 35 percent, she can barely draw a crowd to her rallies, she always looks tired, and rundown, the ads she runs against Trump are pathetic, and actually make him look pretty good.
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