I Call on Bernie Sanders to Announce His Withdrawal Today

[MineralMan]

and to issue a strong endorsement of Joe Biden. There is no time for delay in this. Given the current pandemic crisis, it is time for the primary campaign to end. It is inevitable that Bernie Sanders will not become the Democratic nominee, so there is no reason, now, to delay a public announcement that he is ending his campaign.

Further, since the alternative to Joe Biden is another term of Donald Trump, there is no reason to withhold a strong, enthusiastic endorsement of the man who will be the Democratic nominee. Not to offer a solid, emphatic endorsement would be tantamount to telling supporters to vote however they wish or not to vote at all if that is their wish.

I call on Bernie Sanders to do what is best for this nation, not what best suits his own ego. There is no time to waste. The sooner we are all on board to elect Joe Biden in November, the sooner we can focus our attention on the current crisis and on the general election.

I am not the only one who is making this call. Will Senator Sanders do what is right, or will he continue to attack Joe Biden through his campaign staff and supporters? I cannot answer that question. Only Senator Sanders can.

He should do so, forthwith!

[zackymilly]

1. Good luck with that. Bernie is deaf to logic. He would suck as president. n/t

[empedocles]

2. Every day that BS holds out, he gets still more publicity - [his lifeblood?].

[Demsrule86]

6. Not really. Think about how much publicity he really has gotten of late....not much at all...

must be so galling...the Corona Virus is the big story.

[empedocles]

15. BS might be like trump, attracted to the publicity, even if its bad. Can't stop

[That may be why he kept up his antics in 2016].

Every day it seems, there are media mentions of, 'reassessing, etc.' his campaign - which has been clinically dead since Super Tuesday, way back when.

[NCProgressive]

13. All the publicity is bad - everyone knows he has lost

and his holding out doesn't put him in a good light.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. I was wondering why Tulsi stepped out and endorsed Biden

When she and Bernie are supposedly thick as thieves. It occurred to me that she might be doing it now so Bernie can step out as well, and say he was the last challenger.

[MineralMan]

4. I have no idea. I'm glad she did, though.

It's Bernie's turn now.

[LanternWaste]

5. "I call on the inevitable to do its thing... but at my pace!"

Of course, The Inevitable always listens carefully to all our self-righteous demands.

I remember yelling at the rain to stop. And it did! We're just that good, eh?

[MineralMan]

7. ..

[musicman65]

8. He should end this now

it shows the kind of person he really is.
get this to end so we can move on to the white house

[mikelgb]

9. The sense of entitlement on these threads is amzaing.

Surely he will read this and respond accordingly

[MineralMan]

10. You know, we all know what this forum is for.

Bernie doesn't read it. There are calls for people to do things all the time here.

Of course Bernie Sanders isn't going to do what I call for. Duh...

Thanks for the reply, anyhow...

[MineralMan]

12. I beg your pardon.

How is an open suggestion to a political candidate "shit stirring?"

I've been around here for a long time, and have posted many, many times here. I'm not stirring shit. I'm posting my opinion. That you disagree with it is your choice. I don't mind, either, but to accuse me of "shit-stirring" for suggesting that Bernie Sanders withdraw and endorse Joe Biden is not "shit-stirring" in any way.

With that, I am done with this subthread.

[The Magistrate]

19. As The Man Said, Sir: 'The Sense Of Entitlement On These Threads Is Amazing'

"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[MineralMan]

20. Your quotation from the noted writer Anonymous is quite apt, Sir.

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[NCProgressive]

14. There will be no rallies and Sanders is now irrelevant to the news cycle

He can be safely ignored as he unsuccessfully tilts against windmills.

He has a choice -- drop out and endorse Joe to remain relevant or become an obscure recluse except on far far left websites.

[MineralMan]

16. He has great respect from many of his supporters.

His endorsement of Joe Biden would help our Democratic nominee win the election. So, I call on Bernie Sanders to offer that endorsement enthusiastically for that reason.

[NCProgressive]

17. Precisely. By endorsing he remains relevant.

Also, more Democrats will support his legislative efforts and if he succeeds in passing some, Biden is more likely to sign those into law.

[MineralMan]

18. You are far too practical, I'm sure.

I think Bernie Sanders is above all that sort of practicality, though.

[NCProgressive]

21. Yeah ... doing things in a pragmatic way doesn't fit the revolution narrative