Democrats to Sanders: Time to wind it down. from Politico

[chwaliszewski]

Protracted combat with Hillary Clinton threatens to do real damage in a general election against Donald Trump, senators warn.


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-dems-winddown-220966#ixzz43alLBaPk

[chwaliszewski]

1. I Say 'Balderdash'!

If the DNC is worried about Bernie doing damage to Hillary, then maybe they should field a better candidate.

[RobertEarl]

18. Indeed

Is she now to be protected? What happens in the GE if she has not backed out?

This is just one more sign that we are having a real impact. Keep going Bernie!

[SusanCalvin]

32. Exactly. nt

[roguevalley]

43. fuck these dems. Fuck them. She will ruin her own

campaign.

[reformist2]

2. And a couple of days ago people told me nobody was calling for Bernie to stop... I feel lied to.

[GreatGazoo]

21. to be fair, none of the quotes in this story say what the head line says

eg no one said "wind it down", same for the WH last week

White House: Obama Still Neutral in Democratic Primary Battle
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/white-house-obama-still-neutral-democratic-primary-battle-n540966

[tokenlib]

3. the truth about Hillary is so dangerous,we really ned to stay quiet n/t

[CharlotteVale]

4. How very UNdemocratic.

[Art_from_Ark]

14. Only half the country has had a chance to vote,

and that includes no one in Pacific Coast states, and only two states west of Kansas.

[djean111]

5. So - they want Bernie to campaign for Hillary.

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Nope. Actually, that would not work the way they think it would. The two platforms are pretty much diametrically opposed. Core principles are involved, and a lot of Bernie's supporters don't play The Oligarch's Game, where we have to make a sort of reverse Sophie's Choice.

[mrdmk]

36. That is exactly what I had read, it seems stupid even to suggest such a strategy

Something is on the horizon here...

[farleftlib]

6. Sanders' supporters to naysayers

We're in it till the primary in Philadelphia!!

We'll be on message until then. See ya there!!!

[H2O Man]

7. No, thank you.

[HereSince1628]

8. I would have thought invincibility went with such inevitability

Funny how the right-wing of the party can't live with or without the left, and live in fear that the left with muss up their candidate.

The only really serious possible ding could be to Clinton's fundraising.

But, it's really hard to believe the billionaires that pledged to spend whatever it took could be having doubts about writing more checks.

[dchill]

9. People who voted for those "Dems"...

Should feel well and truly effed.

[desmiller]

10. Des to so call Democrats and Politico:

GO TO HELL!!!!


end of message.

[TDale313]

17. Yeah, I was gonna go with "Bite Me"

But pretty much same sentiment

[ebayfool]

20. Ha! Great minds etc. I went with 'bite me' downthread! n/t

[CoffeeCat]

11. This is the same group of bedwetters who tried to publicly shame Elizabeth Warren

for not voting for Hillary.

These bed wetters took to the media to pressure Elizabeth Warren into endorsing Hillary. They must have called a private press conference or organized a press tour. There were several stories with the same theme, "Come ooooon Warren! Endorse Hillary NOW!!". McCasskille, Shaheen and others were quoted in all of the articles.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/268161-female-senators-urge-warren-back-hillary

It didn't work then.

Now they're trying to pressure Bernie and his supporters into giving up.

It's over when Bernie supporters ("We The People&quot say it is. Not you cackling goofballs.

Spread your hand wringing and bullying somewhere else. No one is interested in the little game that you're playing.

[oldandhappy]

12. So, you got to vote. Please allow me to vote.

Primaries are too long. Agree. However, I have the right to vote. I do not set the schedule. I have the right to vote.

[Renew Deal]

16. You may vote. Nothing is stopping you.

But the race part is over

[chwaliszewski]

24. Hmm... If the race part is over

then why doesn't the DNC offically name Hillary as the winner of the nomination process? Unless, the process isn't over. If your football team is up by 17 points and it's the beginning of the 4th quarter, why don't the officials just declare your team the winner and end the game right then and there?

[SusanCalvin]

33. ^THIS^

[MisterP]

13. yeah, don't wanna have Mrs. 10-Points-Behind-Sanders-in-the-GE lose for any reasons

other than she stinks at campaigning and has an awful record she has to hide from voters with the standard-issue pol balderdash

[AgerolanAmerican]

15. Establishment mouthpiece tells anti-establishment candidate to quit

Film at 11, 11:01, 11:02, 11:03, and so on and so forth until the audience has no remaining ability to think critically or independently. Also, buy Doritos.

[merrily]

28. Mmmmmm. Doritos.

[ebayfool]

19. "But nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers suggested in interviews ..." All Clinton supporters.

They can bite me. The voters have not all spoken yet. Whether these insiders have hurt feelers or not, half the country has yet to have their day in the voting booth.

Sanders has yet to take a real swing at her, and they want he should lighten up?

Have any of these esteemed Senators called for Clinton to tread lightly? To not straight up lie? To not to do real damage in a general election against Donald Trump? Hell no they haven't!

Get back to me when it's not a dozen (almost!) of Clinton's backers. Right now it's of no more importance than a dozen of her Wall Street supporters saying Sanders should wind it down.

[SusanCalvin]

35. "Sanders has yet to take a real swing at her, and they want he should lighten up?"

Anything he's said "against" her that I've heard has just been the simple truth.

[ebayfool]

37. Exactly! He's actually been pretty light handed with her. And facts are important for voters to ...

hear. That why we have primaries, to get all the facts and decide for ourselves. All I've been seeing the last few days is 'take it easy on Hillary' crap. And I'm getting fed up. If Clinton is so easily bruised or damaged, she should get out of the running and let someone else take on the fight. If she tough enough, then the calls to protect her from the big, bad man should cease.

If I had pulled that pretty, puny princess shite at work, I'd have been laughed off the field!

[Skwmom]

22. Well since Sanders isn't a Democrat according to the Democratic Establishment, I'd say their opinion

doesn't matter.

[pat_k]

23. Nope (nt)

[lmbradford]

25. Time to donate again.

Every time someone calls on Sanders to quit, it becomez donate time!! Halftime and gearing up for the second half. Go Bernie!!

[chwaliszewski]

34. True Dat!

Time to donate to Bernie, again!

[TheProgressive]

26. Dear unDemocratic Senators:

In a democratic government, we wait for the winner to prevail.

In the mean time, go fuck yourselves...

[merrily]

27. Over half the country has not voted, the FBI investigation is not complete and Sanders

does better than Hillary against Trump in head to heads.

[SusanCalvin]

29. Not this Democrat.

Just sent another $30, actually. In it to the convention!

(And in spite of my distaste for some, IMHO, over-the-top, non-productive rah, rah and threats to sit out the general, and some tone-deafness in the Sanders campaign, I'm considering reinstating my Bernie avatar. Yes, I'm watching the AZ rally. And I've been a monthly contributor since well before he announced. At least a year, I think, although I upped it drastically when he announced.)

[arcane1]

30. Fuck that, it's time to wind it up! And he is!!!

[Go Vols]

31. Fuck them

I am in a time warp I guess,but if you aren't old enough to remember a real D ...

You are gonna get R medium,not lite with Hillary.

This is once in my lifetime I can vote for another D,the first was Jimmy.

[cherokeeprogressive]

38. Fuck them and the horse they rode in on.

[snowy owl]

39. So, now they want to take away my vote... (Why do dems love Politico?)

well, anything for Hillary I guess. Politico - why so many Politico (centrist/right) links? Why do democrats go to Politico?

[angrychair]

41. Because they only have "Source hemorrhoids"

When it is critical of HRC, even direct quotes are suspect.

[Samantha]

40. Note to Dems in Congress: if she can't take the heat from Sanders, she should get out of the kitchen

now. The other half of the Country deserves a choice and a vote.

Sam

[dana_b]

42. to hell with them

Barbara Boxer sounds like she needs to retire.