Bernie makes it official: It's Biden or bust

[JoeOtterbein]

Politico

Sanders’ endorsement is a big step toward avoiding the rancor that marked the end of the 2016 Democratic primary.

By MARC CAPUTO and HOLLY OTTERBEIN

04/13/2020 02:20 PM EDT

Updated: 04/13/2020 06:37 PM EDT

Joe Biden became the Democratic Party’s indisputable presidential nominee Monday when Bernie Sanders paid a surprise visit to the former vice president’s livecast and issued an unexpected and full-throated endorsement.

Sanders, who formally suspended his campaign last week, said he needed everyone — not just his supporters — to back Biden and make sure that President Trump becomes a one-term president.

“Today, I am asking all Americans — I'm asking every Democrat; I’m asking every independent; I’m asking a lot of Republicans — to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy, which I endorse, to make certain that we defeat somebody who I believe is the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country,” Sanders told Biden.

“I will do all that I can to see that that happens, Joe,” Sanders pledged, after calling Trump a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe and a religious bigot who botched the nation’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I want to thank you for that. It’s a big deal,” Biden said. “Your endorsement means a great deal, a great deal to me.”

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[questionseverything]

1. i thought they both showed a lot of class

[comradebillyboy]

2. I am very happy to see this. Now to rid ourselves

of the Orange Menace and get the country moving in a better direction.

[The Magistrate]

3. He Must Still Make Good On It At The Convention, Sir

All talk of 'leverage' for changes in the platform and the rules must go by the board.

[George II]

5. Bazinga!

[Initech]

4. Yes it's time to unite the democratic party and flush Red Don out of America!

[George II]

6. It wasn't a surprise visit. He announced it hours ahead of time.