now that brown has endorsed Hilary, how worried are you about Warren?

[restorefreedom]

ed just said that if warren endorses hillary, "that would pretty much call it off for bernie, i really believe that."

he thinks that she will react in some way in the next few days

I have to say, if Warren sells us all out and endorses Hillary, which I can't imagine her doing, I will still vote for Bernie in the primary but I'm not sure about the general what I would do. The Sherrod Brown endorsement of Hillary and the possibility that Warren selling us up the river is the thing that just might convince me to stay home and find something else to do that day.

[jeff47]

1. I will continue to not give a fuck about endorsements.

If I didn't care about them before, why would I care about them now?

[restorefreedom]

2. i normally don't give a shit about endorsements

but the brown one was disheartening to me. I guess Warren being such a strong progressive, even to the point were many here would probably support her over Bernie, and have suggested she would be a great VP pick for him, if she sells out the way brown did, well, i just think it would be a huge blow to his momentum and many of his supporters. but your attitude is way better. just don't pay attention to them and keep going.

[swilton]

3. I'm there with you restore

But it's not over until the fat lady sings as they say. I intend to fight the good fight until the bitter end...

Hillary's camp has so much $$ to throw around, I'm certain that they have organizations established to orchestrate these press releases and endorsements to the extent that they achieve the maximum p/r impact.

I don't for a minute believe Hillary is drawing the crowds or generating the enthusiasm that Sanders has - all of her photo ops disguise what the actual attendance is. I also don't believe that she has 'moved left'.

[restorefreedom]

4. the crowds are with bernie for sure

and if they come out on election day and aren't completely dejected and discouraged, and if votes are not suppressed, stolen, or switched by machines, maybe, just maybe, Bernie can pull this thing off. We will have to have such phenomenal numbers to overcome any efforts to tilt this towards Hillary. it will have to be overwhelming, like ants that takedown a mouse, and fwiw i hate that example (poor mouse).

[SoapBox]

5. Fully agree.

I will continue to support and will work for Bernie until it's all done next November.

I'm one of those that will not vote for her, period (I don't think she can win anyway) and am disgusted at the Entrenched Establishment types lining up for her...they have certainly drawn a line in the sand and now shown their true big money/big power alliance.

Noting as someone had posted...Brown's wife on FB is a big Hill drum beater...that says a lot right there.

[Politicalboi]

6. As much as some of us will hate it

We have to hold our nose and vote for Hillary in the GE if she's the nominee. Don't give up. Bernie can still be the nominee if we work hard. We all know Hillary will be tied down by some other scandal before too long. I don't get how that is a plus like the Benghazi e-mail hearings, but Hillary supporters seem to think so.

When the National Enquirer starts making headlines for Bernie like they do with Hillary, then it's time to worry.

[restorefreedom]

9. i agree with most of what you just said

except the nose holding. no more for me. Bernie or Stein will be my vote in the GE if Bernie is not the nominee.

not gonna vote for a shapeshifting, corp owned hawk. no, can do.

[swilton]

11. +++++++++++

[Pastiche423]

34. Nothing pisses me off more than

someone telling me I have to do something, especially when that something is to vote for Hillary.

I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON!

Fuck that noise.

[fredamae]

7. I won't support those

who support HRC at this point. Bernie will get my vote...no matter the polls, no matter the endorsements.
It's all a game..We're the Pawns....and I won't Support those who Insist on Not changing the eff'n game.
There's SEVEN Months before our primary...so, at this juncture...I agree with the poster above...I don't/Won't give two shits about what corpormedia says nor about the endorsements from politicians who can't wait. Anything, literally can happen in a Day....let alone the possibilities of what may come over the next Several Weeks/Months...
No, I don't agree that "it's gonna be all over by February"...until February actually arrives

[AzDar]

8. So... Bernie's viability hinges on ONE endorsement? That's fucking weird, isn't it? Speaking for

myself, Jesus H Christ himself could swing on down and endorse Clinton, and I'd STILL vote for Bernie.
He is simply the best candidate, by far.

[Enthusiast]

17. +1 an entire shit load.

[JackInGreen]

10. With the primary still.....5 months away ?

Baby Buddha could endorse Hill and I'd still vote Bernie in the primary.

[colsohlibgal]

12. Not Worried At All

And quite disappointed in Sherrod, I can't understand why he did that, he has always seemed more aligned with Bernie.

[restorefreedom]

16. yeah. i am getting a rash of shit

on another thread for referring to him as weenie brown. granted that was a bit nasty, and I decided out of respect for Ohioans to change it to "opportunist brown."

no question though this definitely shows that the wagons are circling. I hope warren is staying strong.

[Enthusiast]

19. I'm a Brown supporter from Ohio, I unsubscribed and I told him why.

[restorefreedom]

22. i am not even from ohio and still feel like i was kicked in the gut

although he does seem to have a mixe record endorsing or supporting establishment candidates, so I guess it's not a complete complete shock.

[Enthusiast]

24. No, he isn't 100%. I'm still searching for a heart of gold. Bernie is the closest I have found.

I believe he has been offered that VP spot. Sherrod is very popular even with moderate Republicans of which Northern Ohio has quite a few. Sherrod would pull the party to the left.

[restorefreedom]

25. i bet you are right about veep

of course, i don't expect any apologies from those who accuse people calling it like they see it as throwing him under the bus.

[snagglepuss]

13. It wont be endorsements but grassroots legwork that will win this for Bernie

A lot can happen in five months especially within the AA and Latino communities. If Camp Weathervane were confident that endorsements is all it takes they'd be ignoring Bernie.

Furthermore no one can forget that this is the beginning of a movement to organize concerted opposition to the moneyed few who, to all intents and purposes, have taken control not only of government but also the DNC.

[restorefreedom]

23. true, and we knew the power structure

was not going to just hand over the keys.

[dreamnightwind]

14. I've got Bernie's back as long as he's willing to keep fighting

But the Warren endorsement will be a very large stone dropping in one direction or another. Has anyone tried contacting her staff? It wouldn't surprise me if she decides Hillary is the likely nominee and she doesn't want to be on the "outs". She has a lot more in common with Bernie, so we'll see. I've been disappointed she hasn't already been campaigning for him.

[restorefreedom]

15. i wonder if she will try the middle road

and not endorse at all.

that could sort of be saying something, too

[Kalidurga]

18. I am not worried about Warren

I think if she endorses Hillary Clinton her popularity will tank. It would be a very bad move to advocate for breaking up the banks and other progressive policies then turn around and endorse someone who advocates corporate friendly policies. It doesn't add up and it will make her look like an opportunist to say the least.

[Enthusiast]

20. We all know what Hillary is no matter what she says. Warren can't play dumb on this issue.

[Kalidurga]

21. Exactly I think they might be good friends

But that doesn't mean that Warren can endorse Hillary when they don't see eye to eye on policy issues. That would be a complete reversal of everything she has been advocating for the last couple of years or so.

[still_one]

26. She won't endorse the primaries for similar reasons that Obama won't endorse for the primary

Also no benefit for her to endorse.

[Hiraeth]

32. ^this^

[arcane1]

27. It wouldn't change my vote, that's certain.

I don't care much about endorsements anyway.

[merrily]

28. Not worried at all. I've always assumed that Warren will endorse Hillary.

[Demeter]

29. Elizabeth Warren doesn't need Hillary's Good Opinion

Sherrod Brown is probably hoping for the VP. Or superPAC money. Or any number of trivial reasons. Maybe he dislikes Bernie. Maybe he's not too bright, politically, and figures he will get more national attention sucking up to Hillary.

Who knows what rationalizations lurk in the hearts of politicians? The only reason I feel that I know Bernie is because he takes the political risks to work for the People, and always has. That's a track record. That's intensity. That's integrity.

[wilsonbooks]

30. I think it is useful to know who your friends are.

This election is not just about electing Bernie, it is about building a movement. A movement is about more than leaders, it is about us all being leaders and taking an active role. When certain politicians expose themselves as being defenders of the status quo rather than being part of the movement then I will no longer see them as being sincere or be interested in their views.

17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

This movement will not be stopped but some will be left behind in shame.

[restorefreedom]

31. excellent post. nice quote too. nt

[Hiraeth]

33. this is a marathon not, a sprint. still, plenty of time. anything can happen

[dorkzilla]

35. Don’t give a rat’s ass

All that matters to me is how his message resonates with me, and that I think he’s the candidate we’ve been waiting for since FDR.

Endorsements mean nothing except to those who are giving and receiving as far as I’m concerned.

I will still vote for Bernie in the primary, come what may.

[restorefreedom]

36. thats the spirit! who hooo go bernie! nt

[TBF]

37. Why do I care who the power players endorse?

Screw them. Bernie or bust.