Bernie Sanders hopes to defy odds with voters: 'California loves a comeback'

[portlander23]

Bernie Sanders hopes to defy odds with voters: 'California loves a comeback'
Sam Levin
The Guardian

Hillary Clinton supporters have increasingly urged Sanders to drop out, declaring the race already over. But at the Vermont senator’s packed rallies in California, it’s hard to find any fans who accept that assessment.

Sanders supporters insist that when they back him on 7 June, they won’t be offering a symbolic vote for a candidate who has already lost. On the contrary, they say California voters will turn out in droves, launching the comeback that sets him on the path to defeat Clinton – and eventually Donald Trump.

He mocked the media for saying his campaign was dead, noting that Clinton had canceled events in New Jersey so she could spend more time in California. “Sounds like the campaign is not quite over,” he said to loud cheers, adding that Clinton is starting to look “very nervous”.

“If there’s a large voter turnout, we will win. If there is a very large voter turnout, we will win with a big margin. But let’s be honest. If there’s a low voter turnout, we will lose. That’s just the facts. I’m asking all of you to do everything you can.”

[saltpoint]

1. The problem I have with the primary

calendar is that after my state has voted, other states are still on the schedule, and all the excitement shifts from here to there.

I'm jealous of the excitement, no matter the state. And I want to vote in all of those primaries.

Of course you may be saying, "Well, that's nuts, because that would be illegal."

I don't care. I'm leaving for California tomorrow morning. Go Bernie!

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Give 'em hell, California. Show up by the hundreds of thousands and show the rest of the nation how democracy is conducted. Produce a record turn-out in the vote.

[still_one]

3. You may be leaving for California, but unless you have registered to vote in California, you're not

voting here.

[saltpoint]

4. Yes, I am, too. And I'm going to have

some yummy food in Chinatown while I'm out there.

Don't underestimate the allure of Chinatown, my friend.

[still_one]

5. My wife happens to be Chinese, and I do not underestimate anything

[saltpoint]

6. Then may the gods and goddesses bless her

path.

[still_one]

7. Thank-you, same to you my friend

[still_one]

2. Seems that a lot of non-Californians are experts on California, including Sanders' characterization

of our Jerry Brown

We will see how that works out for him

[Tarc]

8. The problem is, Sanders needs to carry CA and the rest ~68%

[beachbum bob]

9. Sanders already lost

There is a no comeback....deal with it

[LWolf]

10. I spent 38 years of my life in CA.

While I don't live there now, I still have an abundance of family, friends, and colleagues that I keep in close touch with.

Every one of them...every last one, is excited about voting for Sanders.