If Bernie didn’t do that it would have been a guarantee that Trump won. The DNC wasn’t going to run anyone else so that was the only thing he could do. I’m not saying I’d do it myself, personally, but I understand the position he found himself in.
The “DNC” doesn’t run anyone, they support the Democratic candidate once chosen.
I respect Bernie. It’s his right to run. When he’s lost, he’s always accepted it and endorsed the Democrat. He never claimed he was cheated or that the elections were rigged. He has integrity and understand that gradual improvement is better than straight regression.
Wish I could say the same for a chunk of his supporters though.
No, but his polling that was better than Clinton in red state supports the belief that he would have won.
Also, it was rigged, Bernie sued the DNC arguing that it was. The DNC pretty much admitted it as their defence:
“…the DNC and Wasserman Schultz have characterized the DNC charter’s promise of ‘impartiality and evenhandedness’ as a mere political promise—political rhetoric that is not enforceable in federal courts.”
If Bernie didn’t do that it would have been a guarantee that Trump won. The DNC wasn’t going to run anyone else so that was the only thing he could do. I’m not saying I’d do it myself, personally, but I understand the position he found himself in.
As usual, nuance/context is a thing.
The “DNC” doesn’t run anyone, they support the Democratic candidate once chosen.
I respect Bernie. It’s his right to run. When he’s lost, he’s always accepted it and endorsed the Democrat. He never claimed he was cheated or that the elections were rigged. He has integrity and understand that gradual improvement is better than straight regression.
Wish I could say the same for a chunk of his supporters though.
You mean the same DNC that argued in court that they can support whatever candidate they want, despite what the voters say?
Reminds me of the people saying that if he didn’t let the DNC rig the primary against him in 2016 then Trump would have won.
Good thing that decision resulted in Trump not winning, right?
Trump beating Clinton doesn’t mean Sanders would have won. What a baseless argument.
And nothing was “rigged”. Stop being blue MAGA.
No, but his polling that was better than Clinton in red state supports the belief that he would have won.
Also, it was rigged, Bernie sued the DNC arguing that it was. The DNC pretty much admitted it as their defence:
If you haven’t learned about this yet then now is the time
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/23/487179496/leaked-democratic-party-emails-show-members-tried-to-undercut-sanders
Brother trump did win and bernie is a dnc stooge
Nuance and context are completely absent
“guarantee that Trump won”
Words mean things. It was not guaranteed that Trump was going to win when he endorsed Harris.
I think he’s talking about 2016
Considering Bernie was more popular than Clinton, it was more likely Trump would win after he quit
Bernie’s not a stooge. He wanted the better side to win, even if it wasn’t him at the helm.
Yea, reading comprehension is hard, eh?