'The Struggle Continues': Sanders Refuses to Bend the Knee to Establishment

[pdsimdars]

'We will take our fight for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice to Philadelphia,' senator declares.

Bernie Sanders refused to concede the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination on Tuesday night even as he congratulated his rival Hillary Clinton on her primary wins and thanked his supporters for their determined commitment to the 'political revolution' he has championed throughout the hotly contested primary season.

"If this campaign has taught us anything," he told an enthusiastic and cheering crowd in Santa Monica, California just after 10:30 pm local time, "it has proven that millions of Americans who love this country are prepared to stand up and fight to make this country a much better place."

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In his speech, though it appeared at first Sanders might submit to the not-so-subtle urgings of the Democratic Party establishment and many political pundits who said it was now time for him to quit the race, the U.S. senator from Vermont defied those sentiments by saying his campaign would forge ahead towards next Tuesday's final primary contest in Washington, D.C..
When he said the "fight would continue," the crowd erupted with a roar of approval.
"We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, D.C.," he continued. "And then we will take our fight for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."

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"Thank you all," he told the roaring crowd, before concluding: "The struggle continues."


http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/08/struggle-continues-sanders-refuses-bend-knee-establishment

[merrily]

1. The election fraud lawsuits will continue as well.

I think this is the latest, but I could be wrong.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280210073

[brooklynite]

2. Was the California vote last night consistent with the "Citizens' Exit Poll"?

Or was that just more big talk?

[PeaceNikki]

3. pssst, he's part of "The Establishment"

[pangaia]

4. Bernie's campaign is about 'something else'

That is what, in my view, so many do not understand.

[VulgarPoet]

5. Until victory; always. eom

[PJMcK]

6. Redirect the struggle

It's imperative that we defeat the Republicans at every level of governing: Federal, State and most importantly Local levels need to be in the hands of Democrats.

Republicans are the single greatest threat to our liberties and lives. More than ISIS, Al Qaida, Vladimir Putin, North Korea or Wall Street, they are the danger that our country faces. We must protect ourselves from their destructive intentions.

Let's focus all of our political weaponry and energy towards the greatest threats I believe our country has ever faced. I don't think my statement is hyperbole: A continuation of the erosion of our Rights and destruction of our system by the Republicans, especially if coupled with a President Trump, will completely finish off our constitutional form of governing.

Let's get rid of these anti-American bastards. Vote a straight Democratic ticket in November.

[disillusioned73]

7. Bravo, good sir..

Philadelphia, here we come...

[Nye Bevan]

8. Someone who's been in Congress for 25 years railing against the "establishment"?