Bernie to head to NH to make annoucement about Important Endorsement

[Robbins]

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/14/bernie-sanders-heads-to-new-hampshire-following-his-momentum-there/

Oh what i would love if this was Elisabeth Warren Is about to Endorse Bernie

[appalachiablue]

1. Can't wait for his 6pm news conference and Town Hall at Dartmouth. Thank you!

[CoffeeCat]

2. It must be a very significant endorsement

Bernie is a very measured, no-nonsense guy. He's not going to call a press conference to announce an endorsement, unless it is a very important endorsement.

It's obviously someone who realizes that Bernie is tied in Iowa and needs a shot in the arm to ensure that he does take Iowa. If he takes Iowa and NH, this race completely changes and his momentum could explode.

Someone important is seeing that it's now or never.

Interesting that both Axelrod and Biden have come out of the woodwork to practically side with Bernie. Axelrod criticized Hillary's campaign and Biden practically endorsed Bernie, while pointing out that Hillary's "new to these issues."

This is all very interesting. It could be anyone.

[appalachiablue]

5. Warren, or Biden? I can't wait!

[LiberalElite]

6. Biden wouldn't be

that great a choice IMO because of the age factor. Bernie is 74 and Biden is 73.
P.S. I'm 65.

[appalachiablue]

7. So you mean as VP? Wow, ok.

Hot damn... Elizabeth perhaps.

[LiberalElite]

10. because age is already

An issue for some. Imagine the two old white guys meme
Not speaking for myself here. I'd vote for Sanders/Biden. Sanders/Warren, Sanders/WHOEVER.

[dorkzilla]

9. They’re saying endorsement though, not VP pick

It would be kind of premature for him to pick a VP, right? Don’t they usually wait till after they’ve won the nomination?

I could be wrong.

[LiberalElite]

11. agreed its too soon

go vp pick

[Nyan]

14. Come to think of it,

among all the candidates running, Hillary is the only one floating the idea of who might be her VP. That's a bit premature IMO.

[thesquanderer]

16. Who has Hillary floated? (n/t)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

44. Julian Casto --

He was floated by her campaign just when Bernie was really starting to gain traction, especially among people of color. I found it odd at the time that she would do that, since candidates never really discuss VPs before a primary.

[JDPriestly]

20. It's an endorsement, not a VP???? Am I wrong???

Thanks.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Candidates almost NEVER name a VP until they are nominated....

Reagan did it in 76 during the convention before the nomination and many considered it to be a political stunt when he named Senator Richard Schweiker who was a moderate.

Ford narrowly won the nomination but lost the election to Carter.

BTW: Ford named Bob Dole as his running mate in '76.

I believe that's why they ran him against Clinton 20 years later.

It was "his turn".

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. Yes

i noticed that Axelrod has been changing his tune. Something's up.

[CoffeeCat]

33. Absolutely

I think Axelrod coming out publicly in ways that are negative toward Clinton, signals that, as you said, something is up.

I've got my opinions about what some major players in DC really think about the Clintons. I have no proof, but I get the sense that the Clintons (especially Hillary) are the bullies that people just tolerate and go along with--as we slide deeper into corruption and the subversion of our democracy.

Then along comes Bernie. Axelrod (and people connected to Axelrod) see that Bernie is the real deal; and they also experienced the wrath of the Clinton campaign machine firsthand. Don't think they've forgotten that. I think those scars run deep.

Like all bullies, all it takes is for everyone around them to decide, "No more."

Who this endorser (or possibly it's more than one person) is/are remains to be seen.

However, I agree with you that something is up. First Biden, then Axelrod. So telling that Biden came out and said those things and then had to walk them back. The walk back was half-assed and you could tell it was under duress. Of course, the "inevitable one" made a phone call, probably said a few choice words and demanded that he walk it back.

We'll have to see, but I think more than a few people are done with her nonsense.

[Robbins]

34. I don't think there is any love lost between clintons and Obama/Biden

reportly Obama encourged biden to run.Biden considered it.this isn't act of people who love Hillary CLinton.take out tpp and Obama
was sounding like Bernie In state of the union.

Biden did knock clinton with his postive talk on bernie and his Clinton was late on income equiltry.yeah he walked it back but he
probally meant it.

some of her endorsements are result of them being afaird what will happen to them if they endorse bernie and Clinton wins.
The Clintons have long memorys.99 percent of the time they only campaigned for dems who supported her over Obama.

Axelrod who has kind of been dismissive of bernie basilly called chelsea Clinton a liar.

Obama may feel betreyed by clinton on TPP.while he takes heat from dems oppossed she tries to act like she had nothing to do
with it.Clinton is trying to have it both ways on Iran.and Obama may feel like she hasn't supported his efforts In world enough as
she moves to right.

Biden basiclly defended Bernie on guns

[CoffeeCat]

37. And also Libya was Clinton's pet project

I don't think Obama had anything to do with that. Obama is even quoted as saying that Libya is her deal. And she surrounded herself with neocon advisors (which makes me want to hurt a lung).

I think there's some very interesting dynamics here at play. Someone with some cajones needs to write a book--after Sanders is President and this frickin nightmarish chapter in our history is done!

[restorefreedom]

41. please keep your lungs, cc

you will need them in 14 minutes to scream in joy for the big endorsement!

but i totally understnd the impulse...they seem to have that effect on people

[libdem4life]

3. Can't wait...if it's that big, it could cinch his lead. In my mind's eye, it must be quite

a frenetic HRC group. Also her comment about Chelsea's talk..at least the one I read...seemed almost to distance herself from it, rather than admitting she cooked it up. Something about "she's my daughter and I stand behind her."

What likely happened is that she shoved this person of privilege out to shovel crap on unsuspecting non privileged listeners and she bombed. I don't know where she was speaking, but it was clearly intended to be nationally publicized. Another public flailing around by HRC.

[CoffeeCat]

8. "She's my daughter and I stand behind her"???

In effect, she handed Chelea a bag of poo, when Chelsea threw the bag of poo everyone called her out.

Hillary's response is to suggest that even though her daughter was caught flinging poo, that she stands behind her.

Behind her, indeed!

Nothing like putting your daughter on the front lines to lie for you, then keeping her at the forefront for your own personal gain and benefit.

I mean...when Axelrod is calling your daughter a liar, it's bad! Doubling down with your daughter still holding the bag of poo, is...

...Man, the Clintons never cease to amaze me.

[libdem4life]

12. It's the first time I've ever heard "she lied" so loudly. If this was Chelsea's debit...

regardless of whose decision it was, she'll do better as the wife of a hedge fund manager, an heiress and a mother. Both sets of parents of those two/grandparents are pathological. I wasn't a bit surprised who she married. What chance do those little babies have?

Here's the text...there is a video somewhere

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2016/01/12/heilemann-chelseas-claim-sanders-would-strip-millions-health

[dorkzilla]

18. ...I stand behind her...

“close enough so I can push her over the cliff"

[Ed Suspicious]

21. Hillary's human shield.

[appalachiablue]

4. I just posted in GD-P cuz this is so impt. Hope that's ok, thank you again Robbins. :)

We'll see how it comes out!

[n8dogg83]

13. There was a post on reddit about this upcoming endorsement that makes sense...

They posted that it isn't likely to be Elizabeth Warren or the Nation. The Nation already endorsed and has made the news rounds. Elizabeth Warren, imo, will not endorse until after the first few primaries are over, if she even does endorse. I think the reddit poster was right that it will be an endorsement from a big health care group or physicians' group that supports single payer. In light of all of the attacks on single payer lately, it would make the most sense. Of course, it could also be an elected official from NH or something, but, who knows?? Exciting isn't it?

[Nyan]

15. It's exciting either way. nt

[CoffeeCat]

38. Maybe the AMA???

I know the AMA (American Medical Association) was behind single payer. A group of doctors tried to voice their support for a single-payer system when the ACA was making its way through Congress, but I remember that they were not given a chance to speak.

That would be powerful!!!!

Less than an hour and a half to go before the endorsement!

[n8dogg83]

40. Thats sounds credible to me. Would be pretty awesome. Someone also suggested it could be the AFL-CIO

which would be YUUUUGE!!

[dorkzilla]

17. LOL, I don’t know whether its in jest but

there are a lot of redditors saying the endorsement will be from Chafee. Their tagline for that??

“Feel the Chafe”

ETA - it is in jest - "Bern/Chafe 2016!!!”

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. Chafe oh noes

please no!

[dorkzilla]

32. I betcha its Bill Clinton!!! nt

[restorefreedom]

43. snort! nt

[Dont call me Shirley]

45. Holy sheet, dorkzilla....

[berni_mccoy]

19. My money is on Biden

[andrewv1]

22. How about Al Gore?

That would almost be as big as a Warren announcement....

Hillary & him I think are not exactly great friends & who's better @ Sanders number one passion then Big Al?

And of course Gore & the Black Caucus @ the time basically saved Bill Clinton's ass during the impeachment hearings.

We'll see, but I doubt if it will be a celebrity.

[valerief]

24. Wouldn't it be funny if endorsing Bernie was on the president's Fuck-it list?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

26. He campaigned for Bernie before

[valerief]

27. Ah, so it's not out of the realm of possibility. nt

[Robbins]

28. I think this has to be big

i don't remember bernie making big deal in past about endorsements in advance.

It may not be Warren although i hope it is.It could be someone who is changing from clinton to bernie.perhapes a union which
hasn't endorsed yet.

If it is warren this would be like ted kennedy endorsing Obama.I don't think Biden will endorse untill primarys are over like Obama
but there is nothing to say he couldn't.still i find that far less likely than Warren endorsing Bernie.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

30. Maybe Hillary is bowing out of the race

and endorsing Bernie.

[PyaarRevolution]

31. What if it were an organization?

Has the National Black Caucus or the NAACP already endorsed Hillary? That would be HUGE for Bernie.

I hope Kevin Gray endorses Bernie.

[dorkzilla]

35. What if its Jon Stewart?

THAT would be awesome.

[Robbins]

36. I had a wild thought

of Jesse Jackson.Bernie supported him during his runs for president.they are friends.he wasn't exactly wild on Bill Clinton in 1992.
He supported him more enthusticly In 1996.Bill kind of insulted him in 2008 when he dismissed obama's big SC win when he said
Jesse Jackson won Sc In 1984 and 1988.This would be huge deal to shatter the memo bernie can't get non-white support.

The only thing i question is would bernie announce this in NH with NH having mostly whites.you don't think it would be helpful In NH
or Iowa.For SC and beyond yes it would be big deal.

[CoffeeCat]

39. I thought endorsing in NH

meant that maybe it is someone on the east coast who, for logistical reasons didn't want to travel all the way to Iowa.

I'm thinking someone on the east coast or an organization. Like the AMA.

[HereSince1628]

42. Me too. It'd be nice if Jackson returned the favor and considerin the meme

that's been pushed about Sanders re minorities, it'd be sweet to have that going into NV and SC after two terrific showings in IA and NH.