Now, MSNBC: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) First Senator to Endorse Bernie for President, 'Morning Joe'!

[appalachiablue]

'Jeff Merkley Becomes First Senator to Endorse Bernie Sanders For President', April 16, 2016, TPM/Talking Points Memo.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) presidential bid in a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday morning, becoming the first sitting U.S. senator to back Sanders.

"After considering the biggest challenges facing our nation and the future I want for my children and our country, I have decided to become the first member of the Senate to support my colleague Bernie Sanders for president," Merkley wrote in the op-ed. The Oregon senator said that the "economy, both by accident and design, has become rigged to make a fortunate few very well off while leaving most Americans struggling to keep up." He praised Hillary Clinton, but said that Sanders is "boldly and fiercely addressing the biggest challenges facing our country."

"It has been noted that Bernie has an uphill battle ahead of him to win the Democratic nomination. But his leadership on these issues and his willingness to fearlessly stand up to the powers that be have galvanized a grass-roots movement," he wrote. "People know that we don’t just need better policies, we need a wholesale rethinking of how our economy and our politics work, and for whom they work."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeff-merkley-endorses-bernie-sanders

[appalachiablue]

1. Bravo Senator Merkley of Oregon. How fortunate for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Americans.

Hopefully more national and local representatives will follow your example now to put the interests of the future of Americans, the country and the earth first and foremost. Thank you so much!

[Bob41213]

11. +1

Be interesting to see what happens going forward.

[ROFF]

2. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Only Senator to Endorse Bernie for President

About as popular as Cruz. I wonder why?

[appalachiablue]

3. What? Cruz has won about one state: Bernie has won many elections and has filled rallies

and events ALL OVER the US with 15, 20, and 30,000 people! from coast to coast. Where have you been? Cruz can barely recruit enough attendees to fill a HS gym.
Also, Bernie has a large, wide and growing list of endorsers from many fields: public officials, US Congressmen like Tulsi Gabbard, Keith Ellison, Raul Grijvala, State Legislators, State Democratic Party Chairpersons, economists, intellectuals, media people, activists and artists.
Establishment Democrats are reluctant to depart from the mainstream. There's no comparison or relationship with Ted Cruz whatsoever. You should be more careful before launching a silly, uninformed post like that here. But then, that's your detail. Have a great day.

[BernieforPres2016]

7. That one is a Hillary supporter

I think he/she is trying to compare Merkley to Cruz because Merkley didn't fall in line with Team Hillary.

Clearly a troll who should be banned from this board.

[appalachiablue]

8. Yep, agree and have encountered it before. Amateur.

[Nyan]

4. Bernie wouldn't grease them with favors or invite them into deep-pocket donor circle.

That's why.

[appalachiablue]

5. Exactly, in a word!

[BernieforPres2016]

6. Please evict this Hillary supporter from the Bernie board

I am putting him/her on Ignore, but he/she has no business on this board.

[appalachiablue]

9. That I second. Hit and run, with no courtesy to even reply to their own post.

[LiberalArkie]

10. Someone has been keeping a lot of old logins laying around.

Member since: Mon Jan 26, 2009, 06:03 PM
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[merrily]

18. Another one is posting all over the main forums. Worked himself or herself to 55 posts.

Registered in 2008.

[merrily]

13. Did you alert the hosts?

[merrily]

14. LOL! Bless your heart. Must have taken a lot of bile for you to break your DU silence.

[smokey nj]

16. It's been dealt with.

[merrily]

17. .

[appalachiablue]

22. Thanks for that smokey nj.

[Autumn]

19. I wonder why you got lost and ended up here.

I guess we'll never know. Oh well.

[LiberalArkie]

21. Here is what a real DEMOCRATIC party candidate looks like. On the Verizon picket line

[merrily]

12. I will make this into an OP, but wanted to leave it here, too.

Please thank U.S. Senator Merkeley (D- Oregon) for being the first U.S. Senator to endorse his fellow U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.

As we know from Democratic politicians who have spoken out, this requires bravery and leadership (as well as discernment).

[url]https://www.facebook.com/jeffmerkley[/url]

[url]https://www.merkley.senate.gov/[/url]

[jillan]

15. YES!! Twitter too. Pols that endorse Bernie

are going against the establishment and deserve major kudos for doing the right thing.

[appalachiablue]

20. Courage. Work for a better America and planet.