I WANT Sanders to continue fighting. We're not talking about Dukakis in the effing tank here.
The reason the Primary is where it's at is because of the way the system is structured, period.
Bernie Sanders is not Ben Carson.
Bernie Sanders is not Marco Rubio.
Bernie Sanders is not Chris Christie.
He's Bernie EFFING Sanders, and without the structure of the system as it is (and I DO understand the system and the fact that it could very well result in Clinton winning), the fight that he is showing in the Primary is exactly the fight I would want him to fight in the Oval Office.
As an American, I have the right to side with the candidate I want to see as President. I'm not bashing Clinton. I just don't like her, don't trust her, don't care for what is already on her resume, and will not vote for her. I realize this may be taken as an invitation to pile on anti-Bernie responses and I can't control that. I am not a "Bernie Bro." Things have gotten intense here and I understand that. A lot is at stake. And that is exactly why I feel that Sanders needs to go the distance. It's not because Sanders charmed me into supporting him, or that I have some form of communal love and admiration for his supporters. It's because I've looked at his record and I've looked at Clinton's record and made what, for me, is an "informed choice."
Anyone who has read my posts knows that while I have posted Sanders threads, I have posted them largely without comment of my own. Same for any Clinton posts I've made. I've stayed away from posting "Red Site" material. I largely use Huffington Post and Washington Post and Mother Jones and other sources that are somewhat "sanctioned" by DU. Even so, these sites have come under fire here as sources that show up on DU when they "serve the purpose" of the poster. Well...
...all I can say, in the least confrontational manner I can, is that I have no interest in President Clinton and believe that Sanders is the person this country needs, right now, to unravel the snake pit we have found ourselves in.
That's just my personal opinion. I reserve the right to vote for the person I feel is best suited to serve our country, and I'm out if and when Sanders is out, and not one second before that.
Mark Longabaugh, a top aide to the senator, told The Huffington Post that Sanders is prepared to stay in the race even if it becomes clear that Clinton has a majority of the pledged delegates and an insurmountable lead after the final primary on June 7.
The strategy outlined by Longabaugh echoed the case made the night before by Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, who told MSNBC that the campaign will try to flip superdelegates away from Clinton before the convention. Neither candidate, Longabaugh argued, will have enough pledged delegates to secure the presidential nomination without the help of superdelegates. The latter officials will then have to decide which candidate gives the party the best shot to win in November. Sanders and his aides believe they have the better case.
“We intend to go to the convention and make the superdelegates vote,” Longabaugh said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-superdelegates_us_5717eb61e4b024dae4f0ec60
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