Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 11:00 PM Mar 2016

Keep on running, Bernie!

Surprised to see this from a Hillary supporter? Well, yeah, these are the primaries after all and there is still a ways to go.

Hillary's lead is a big one, but I don't feel like Bernie should be at the point to throw in the towel. If he wants to keep going, he should. Hell, I think he should. He brings an important voice to the race, one that would never have been heard had he sat 2016 out.

Unless there is a political seismic event, enough to force Hillary out of the race, I do think she will in the end be our nominee. The wind's at her back at this point.

However, that doesn't mean Bernie should stop running.

If Hillary continues to gain delegates and the math continues to be in her favor, I do hope that Bernie will eventually realize, perhaps in the next month or two, that it's time to get behind Hillary and encourage his supporters to do the same. He's said he would in the past and he doesn't strike me as a guy that will back out and sit home.

If I'm totally blowing smoke up my own ass, completely wrong and Bernie shocks the world by becoming the nominee, Hillary will do the same. She did it for Obama after their tough and personal race against one another. He made her SoS, after all.

It's Hillary for me all the way, but if Bernie gets it, I won't hesitate to vote for the guy.

The alternative...a President Trump or Cruz, is just fucking unthinkable. I honestly don't know who'd be more dangerous for our country.

I just hope that whoever gets the nomination, that everyone gets behind the Dem nominee, even if it means swallowing down your vomit.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Keep on running, Bernie!