Are there any rules that say Sanders must concede?

[G_j]

Then why can't people deal with the system that's in place? If people don't like it, change it.

[YouDig]

1. No rule. It just depends whether he cares about the future of the country.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. So the theory is that if he doesn't end his campaign

before the convention Trump wins?

Just how bad a candidate do you think Clinton is?

[YouDig]

8. It helps Trump the longer he holds out.

And he doesn't seem to care. Nothing is guaranteed, we need to do everything to make sure Trump doesn't win. Which right now means Bernie concedes and endorses.

[Autumn]

19. How does it help Trump?

[Autumn]

25. I ask again. How does it help Trump?

[Jackilope]

29. Just sounds like crickets.

reasonable question, both times asked.

[QC]

35. I wonder about that myself.

Everybody keeps saying it but no one will explain it.

I guess Brock forgot to put that in the snarking points memo.

[Autumn]

36. I am going to ask that every tine I see one of them saying it.

[QC]

39. As I said in another post that one of my poor stalkers tried to get hidden,

These people don't do issues.

It's all about the team, specifically being on the winning team and putting down the losing team, like those pathetic football fans who like to talk about how "we" beat Michigan or whomever when actually they didn't beat anyone, as they were actually sitting on their asses guzzling Milwaukee's Best.

The sticking point is that they are not getting to see the show of submission that they want. Politics, according to this crew, is about spiking the ball and dancing in the end zone. Things like making people's lives better don't enter the picture.

They are being denied the sight of the crestfallen team trudging off the field with tears in their eyes and that just will not do!

[deathrind]

38. It doesn't.

But that will continue to be a talking point due to its effectiveness of casting a negative light on Sanders.

[Rincewind]

53. I personally don't

think Hillary is a bad candidate. And she proved she's a much better candidate than Bernie. According to the majority of voters.

[G_j]

10. there was a time

when people would augment their opinions with IMO (in my opinion)

[panader0]

15. Are you worried about HRC's chances against Trump?

You think a complete idiot can beat her?

[YouDig]

16. Of course I am. The consequences would be disastrous, and nothing is guaranteed.

[panader0]

18. Well, Trump has a 70% unfavorable rating.

HRC only has a 55% unfavorable rating! Rejoice!

[4nic8em]

34. Then why would

Hillary, on national TV, say that she encouraged Bernie to stay in all the way to the convention? Seems to be a slight disconnect between Hillary supporters and Hillary herself. We all know why she said it, although Hillary's followers would rather eat nails than admit to it, much less post it openly on DU.

[geek tragedy]

41. She doesn't want to push him out

At the same time he's not staying in for her sake

[BobbyDrake]

2. Active candidates don't speak at the convention before the delegates vote.

So if his plan rests on a stirring speech to win him the first vote, he's shit out of luck.

[Thinkingabout]

3. He will not be the nominee whether he concedes or not.

[Bluestar]

5. Yes, the rule of common decency

I've lost all respect for him.

[onecaliberal]

11. :

[demwing]

20. I know you're devastated

but Bernie still loves you

[Old Codger]

24. actually very few really

Give much of a shit about that... really that is true and it won;t ever change....

[hopemountain]

43. if a person wants to climb a high mountain

no matter the odds their drive is often respected - especially when the cause is for something greater than one's self.

tonight, you were a part of history. whether you participated or not.

america's people made history tonight through bernie sanders. he is for all of us and the future of our democracy.

i encourage you to listen to the full address he gave tonight. it is about 20 minutes.

on to the convention!

[Bluestar]

46. Same stump speech, different day. n/t

[Miles Archer]

57. He called me about that last night!

He has a sad.



Look at it this way...if his supporters had grown weary of his message, he'd already be gone. I respect the need to "vent" but a statement like "I've lost all respect for him" applies to you, and only you, and it's not relevant to the fact that this man is still fighting for what many people want.

[panader0]

17. The Japanese soldier holdout meme is getting old.

Please come up with something better.

[arcane1]

7. Because he keeps talking, and the party doesn't like all that populist talk n/t

[Tarc]

9. Is there any rule preventing superdelegates from endorsing as early as they like

and voting for whoever they like? No? You'd think there was, judging by the amount of screaming about it by the Sanders base these last ~6 months or so.

[Gothmog]

12. Sanders must concede if wants convention speech

[FDR_Liberal]

42. Chris matthews, the man that gave us george w bush

Its funny how chris matthews is posted on du.... the guy that voted for bush and openly admitted it. What a scumbag that guy is, still saying bernie isnt a dem although hes running as a dem, dws approved him running on the dem side but hes no dem. Clearly chris matthews doesnt even understand basic politics. Guy needs to retire asap.... and joy reid.... dont even get me started on joy "mrs comcast" reid.

[LoverOfLiberty]

13. None but the sense

of honor and fair play.

Why can't he admit he has lost?

[hopemountain]

44. he has only lost in the minds of the main stream media and those

who follow the fantasy world of memes and all those who allow resentment and bittern the power of a people committing to a revolution of justice for the 99% and the planet.

[Dem2]

14. I don't care what he does

A little distraction on our side while Trump self destructs isn't really hurting our side I don't think.

[Lord Magus]

22. Conceding isn't about "rules," it's about respecting the will of the voters.

It's what everyone who loses an election is expected to do. Concede and congratulate the winner.

[pkdu]

26. When did Bernie endorse Obama in 2008. Look it up.

You will find it quite illuminating.

[bkkyosemite]

28. Apples and Oranges..here I go with that fruit again...

[pkdu]

56. Oh please tell how. Nt

[bkkyosemite]

27. Because it seems they can't deal with it.

[Tal Vez]

30. Your problem is that he wants to concede.

He and Clinton are just discussing the best way for him to do it. They are thinking of your feelings.

[MyNameGoesHere]

31. He can stand in the yard and shake his fist

at those damn Democrats all he wants to. Bottom line he didn't have the right stuff to compete. He failed.

[tandot]

32. He lost .... big time???

He will play an important part ... we must integrate some of his positions... but we also need to recognize that the Democratic Party is a big tent

[Adrahil]

33. Don't really care at this point.

He lost and everyone knows it, even him. He loses credibility with each passing day at this point. He's transistioning form genuine force to irrelevant crackpot.

[akbacchus_BC]

37. No, Mr. Sanders does not need to concede.

He is going to the DNC and it is his right! Mrs. Clinton did not concede when she had to do. Am glad Mr. Sanders is going to the Convention, he has valuable input to change how the Democratic party behave. Kudos to Mr. Sanders!

[geek tragedy]

40. No rule that he gets to speak at the DNC either nt

[Surya Gayatri]

45. No, just traditional conventions of common courtesy and good manners.

But, then, no surprise that such "elitist" details would be anathema to the Bern, up there on his high horse of moral absolutism and superiority.

[Lil Missy]

47. Commom Courtesy, Good Sportsmanship. n/t

[felix_numinous]

48. I'm taking my cues from the Bernie campaign

because I trust them. The rest have proven dubious sources of information mixed with manipulation, so consider the source. I don't like tuning people out, but after being lied to continuously, I'd go crazy if i didn't.

[TSIAS]

49. Nobody has to concede

Jerry Brown didn't concede in 1992. Ted Kennedy didn't concede in 1980. Ron Paul never dropped out.

If the DNC wants to take retribution on Bernie, they are welcome to do. But they will alienate a sizable portion of potential Clinton voters.

[k8conant]

51. Right! After all, the definition of concede is

to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
to concede an election before all the votes are counted.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/concede

If she wins, she wins and he can acknowledge it then.

[pat_k]

50. The course he's chosen is the best way to maximize...

...the chances that the people he inspired to get active, stay active into the future.

And it's the best way to maximize portion of his supporters who will come out for Clinton, and other Democrats, in Nov.

Both very good things.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512195488

[MFM008]

52. I don't care what he does.

[Metric System]

54. Civility?

[NanceGreggs]

55. Bernie said he knew the rules going in.

So why couldn't HE deal with the "system that's in place" every time he competed in a state that didn't have an open primary?

There is no rule that says he must concede. There's also no rule that says he won't be kicked to the curb, the ultimate sore loser, if he doesn't.

His choice. If he wants to continue to act like a two-year old having a tantrum, that's his prerogative.

Does a Bernie screaming that he's "taking it to the Convention" actually make a sound if there's no one there to hear it?