2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNow that Hillary Clinton has won the primaries in Massachusetts and Illinois....
....can endorsements from President Obama and Senator Warren be imminent for her?
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)oasis
(49,382 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)after the nomination is won.
Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)He's earned that right, at least for now. If it becomes unreasonable, however, they go ahead.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)that HRC's support is only from "Confederates" who live in states that will never support the Democratic in the general election and she therefore needs to drop out of the race right now dammit.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Their work is done.
pandr32
(11,581 posts)Warren implored Sec. Clinton to run and become the first female POTUS in the first place. They are friends and are both Democrats. She is also aware that many of Sen. Sanders supporters are also her supporters, she counts on their on-going support to be the important progressive voice she is in the Senate. She has politely ignored the harassment many of them have been responsible for to try to push her to endorse Sen. Sanders.
She will endorse Sec. Clinton in a way that will allow Sanders to return to the Senate with his head held high, but she will need his help to do so.
Together Sanders and Warren could be a dynamic and influential duo in the Senate pushing the progressive agenda set by the new Democrat administration. Sanders would continue to caucus with the Democrats with a new clout thanks to the notoriety he has gained from his National campaign. The media will give them even more political capital then they had before. There is a condition, though.
Somewhere along the line Sen. Sanders has crossed the line he drew himself and has placed his own desire to win above his socio-economic message. He has promoted right-wing myths in order to smear his opponent, and done so knowingly. He will not be able to walk them back if he does not knock it off. The damage is hurting Democrats and it is also self-destructive to Sanders who will not be able to be a valiant and important leading voice caucusing with the Democrats and Sen. Warren--together leading a progressive course if he does not start acting like the leader he longs to be right now.