IndyStar: Sanders' race becoming vendetta
It’s time for Sen. Bernie Sanders to step aside and allow the party to heal and unite under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The emotionally charged state his supporters currently maintain against the now de facto nominee will make the defeat of Donald Trump an uphill battle.
Traditionally, when a path to the nomination is no longer viable, a candidate bows out of the race to give the presumptive nominee an opportunity to make their case. The supporters of Bernie Sanders consistently poll Clinton negatively, and over 50,000 have already pledged to vote Green or write the Vermont senator in should he not get the nomination.
A protracted race could only intensify Sanders supporters’ distaste for Clinton and in July she would have only a little over three months to heal the wounds, unify the base and woo Sanders supporters. That’s just not enough time.
The longer Sanders decides to stay in the race, the more divided the Democratic Party will become; and should Clinton miss out on the moderates, millennials and liberals because their dislike for her boils over, a case could be made that she could lose the election.
This is a curious decision by Sanders, whose race with Clinton appears to be becoming more of a vendetta for him against her personally rather than making the strategic moves needed to ensure the issues he fights for aren’t swallowed whole by a Trump presidency. Time will tell if he does the right thing for his policy ideals and the people of this country.
http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/04/20/bernie-sanders-needs-end-campaign-unite-democrats/83321390/
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Shes ahead in California?
Hell, I might be spending all my money paying too much for car insurance, and I may never call Geico, and it's still just not your concern. 
If you're irritated that I'm sending money to Bernie that I should be sending to Sec Clinton, well, that's just a silly way to look at it. If I get some spare money, I might spend it on some Kindle books instead, but not sending it to Clinton.
Hillary has several superPACS and superdonors and 501s with about a BILLION DOLLARS. She will never want for money to run her campaign.
Ready for Hillary PAC (hybrid super PAC)
Ready PAC (hybrid super PAC, formerly Ready for Hillary)
Hillary for America (candidate PAC)
Priorities USA Action (super PAC)
Correct the Record (super PAC)
American Bridge 21st Century (super PAC)
American Bridge 21st Century Foundation (501(c)(4))
American Independent Institute (501(c)(4))
Media Matters (501(c)(3))
The Bonner Group
Paraphrasing the AP cutline from memory:
"Dan Quayle, left, holds a pumpkin next to his head at a country fair..."
I was working at a newspaper at the time. We all laughed and laughed.
