Hillary is older than Obama. We are going backwards in generations. I expect she has the mental and physical capacity to do a good job, and might prove to be an outstanding President. But the fact is that both Sanders and Clinton are up there in years (75 and 68 respectively). Clearly there is little chance of Sanders running in 2020 or 2024. I think he understands that.

It seems to me the challenge is to build on the very clear difference that this election has presented us. I mean, Trump is a ridiculous person, but who else on that GOP stage was really that much better? And the more serious candidates (Kasich, Christie, Jeb) barely got any support from the GOP. We have a real opportunity at realignment, and if the Dem Party is smart, they will take notice that Hillary did well when moving to the progressive end.

The demographics are changing. We can be progressive and also win Florida, North Carolina, and soon Texas and Georgia. I believe that is where Sanders will make his greatest contribution. He is popular, and he has a big voice now. It was wise of both Bernie and Hillary to come together. Bernie can be the "outsider" that pushes Hillary in a very public way. We need that. And we need people like Elizabeth and Bernie to inspire the next generation of leaders.

he did made a great contribution to the progressive movement,attracting and adding millions of young voters to that cause,
I think Hillary Clinton has become a better candidate because of his challenge.
However the primary phase is over and we must now concentrate our efforts on electing Hillary Clinton President.

This is what the brain-dead Beltway Democrats have never understood -- or they understood but simply owed too many favors to the elites.

The American population is VERY progressive if you can ask them about the individual issues. On just about every issue from education, economic fairness, reproductive rights, racial equity, LGBT, climate, health care, ... the public is OVERWHELMINGLY in favor of the progressive positions.

And with the 0.1% continuing their assault on America, this will only increase.

I hope Hillary governs as progressively as she has been campaigning. It seems to me Obama was the populist's populist when campaigning (both times), but quickly retreated to the center after each election. I can't blame him. The public just doesn't count for much except at election time. Between elections, the moneyed elite have their say.

And this is where I think there is a real opportunity. Following an election when the candidate (Hillary) was not afraid to be a bit progressive, we need a movement that keeps those progressive positions front and center. There have been various versions of this (e.g. Occupy & Black Lives Matter). We just need more of that on a sustained basis.

That they were "peanuts," and didn't really count. Clinton was always to the left of Sanders when it came to many of those issues. The ONE issue we were told mattered was TPP. And the Trump campaign demonstrates that economic populism can just as easily be cooped by the right as the left. That so many Bernie or Busters prefer Trump shows how little so-called progressive policies mattered to them. In fact, they came to define progressivism in ways that bear too much in common with white nationalism and habitually used misogynistic slurs and racial tropes to advance their arguments. JPR demonstrates that in stark terms, and their arguments are indistinguishable from the most mendacious Trump surrogates.

Bernie

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders!

I really don't. But it's obvious that if the campaign was on "likeability", we'd be staring at a Sanders landslide in the general election next month. Clearly, being liked is not the be all and end all of Presidential politics.

Bernie however does set a new model for politics. Politicians who remember that they are public servants first and foremost and that they work for us. If not the President, then next time Bernie runs for Senate he needs to run as a Dem, and become Senate Majority/Minority leader. If he's majority leader he could greatly influence how the Senate runs. If not majority but minority he's influencing the Democratic Party platform. Just sending him back to Vermont and sticking under his (I) would be a waste of such a talent. He could have gone nuclear, went under the Green ticket and let in Trump. But he didn't. He played by the rules. President Clinton needs to use his talents to push the progressive agenda in 2017 and beyond. She doesn't have to be liked; she can be the bully and an effective one. This can be an effective "good cop, bad cop" partnership.

i like the 'good cop, bad cop' analogy

i still love bernie! i hope he keeps his health and is active for many years to come.

would have a bigger impact in this election if our opponent were not Trump.

This time, it's going to show up AFTER the election, when the new president with low "likeability" ratings attempts to get things done.

I hope we can make him Chairman of the Budget Committee next year.

Any dislike I have of Bernie isn't due to him; it's due to his adherents not being willing to give our candidate the space and time she needs and deserves to win this election and to have a chance at leading.

At a time when we need focus and appreciation for our candidate and our efforts this just undermines us all.

The time for "remember when" and "show-some-love" and "let's not forget" is over. While it may not technically qualify for deletion under the current alert rules... things like this are, in my opinion, poorly timed and suggest to me a certain level of selfishness, lingering resentment, and skewed priorities. I'd make the friendly suggestion that posts like this one are probably more suitable for the Bernie Sanders "group".

who are posting "this kind of thing" are also working to elect Clinton. I'm sorry that's not good enough for you.

at Old Towne Media.

We are on the precipice of electing the first woman president because of a coalition of women and people of color. Rather than acknowledging that achievement and the demographic shift that is making Clinton's election possible, they demean all of that--and us. Clinton slayed Trump, and they make the baseless assumption that a candidate who couldn't attract the voters that propelled Clinton to victory in the primary and to a commanding lead in the GE polls would somehow magically be winning by a wider margin. The claim has no more validity than Trump's ongoing assertions that he won all three debates because of the results of online polls.

If so, fucking genius!

But... can't dwell on the past. Got to GOTV for Hillary!

Most of my republican friends who are the most vocal are voting for Gary Johnson, and most of my democrat friends want to vote for Hillary but are afraid to admit it because of the bullshit conspiracy theories floating about. No state should be voting for Orange Tiny Hands, and I want to think it's going to be a clean sweep for Hillary but I think the results are going to be a lot closer than we think.

Well, no, you didn't "dwell" on the past, but why even flirt with the past? Why bother with expressing those regrets? What purpose does it serve?

It's probably best not to pick at scabs and let old wounds heal on their own. Otherwise you'll leave a scar. Trust me. I'm a nurse.

President so we get a twofer with our Nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton!

First Woman Madam POTUS!

an excellent President.

this election cycle was to teach Ameicans what the words "liberal" and "socialist" actually mean. Those terms are not actually as scary as folks had been led to believe. Making Americans seriously think about these concepts and how they might apply in our country is significant progress!

His popularity is a threat to some, which I find pathetic and sad.

Politicians tend to be as popular as anal cysts.

He has my respect too. I hope the ideas he championed remain a prominent part of the Democratic political agenda.

After Hillary wins the presidency and the dems take back the House and Senate.

He will, however, remain a regular fixture on news entertainment programming.

As anyone with any familiarity with politics knows, people not running for office always have higher favorability ratings.

I have spent several days at the community college in our area. We registered voters and provided information for Hillary and downticket Democrats. The response has been good.

Posts like this undermine the work of Democrats who are trying to unite our party, GOTV, and include millennials.

The primary is over and Bernie is running for Senate as an independent. He is no Democrat. You are not helping.