Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumObama declines to back Democrat candidate before primaries over
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35276042President Barack Obama will not publicly back any presidential candidate before the Democratic Party has chosen who is to lead its battle to retain the White House in November.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Maybe he learned his lesson from Arkansas, where he openly supported the Conservadem in the Democratic Senate primary, and although she won the primary with a dubious run-off victory, she went on to get her ass handed to her on the proverbial platter in the general election.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)The president should endorse the nominee.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)That would be kind of appalling if he did.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)I'm disappointed that other organizations and persons haven't also waited. Instead of being an indication of support, it's being used as advertising to garner votes. Let the candidates earn their own damned votes.
delrem
(9,688 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)header here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/110733536
and a) could only assume it means what it says, that the WH was endorsing Clinton in
the Primary, and I was so pissed-off I couldn't even bring myself to poke-through, to
read the whole article,
And since then, I've made one or two posts decrying this (not OPs thankfully);
What a strangely and hugely misleading headline that is .. damn..
Double-shame on Politico for publishing that bald-faced lying header
mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)You'd think he'd happily support his former Secretary of State, right?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)prior to the nominee being picked?
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)I don't think any have in recent memory.