In no way are we conceding even now how the Democratic presidential nomination race will turn out.
THAT IS UP TO YOU, BY WHAT YOU DO NOW TO SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE YOU LIKE BEST.
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Clinton currently has a substantial lead in the delegate count, even excluding the so-called superdelegates. If you are a Bernie supporter, you need to do everything you can to rally people to vote for him to give him the strongest possible hand at the convention.
And if it happens that Clinton still prevails for the top slot, we must demand, at a MINIMUM, the VP slot. For her part, Clinton has way too many negatives (though not as high as Trump). But they can be ameliorated by having Sanders, the candidate with the highest positives, on board for real, and not just in a token endorsement way.
Having Bernie at least as the VP means having having someone on the inside in the oval office itself to press for our agenda. As VP, you better believe that Bernie would use the office as a bully pulpit like no other before him in history. He would be in a position to keep Clinton honest so to speak, to ride shotgun on the administration. And he would pretty much do just what he would do if he were president himself, continue to effectively rally his supporters to demand real, meaningful progressive policy change.
Moreover, Clinton has bent over backwards to emulate Bernie's positions on just about everything to try to win this nomination. What argument could be made that he is not a good ideological fit, short of the most cynical hypocrisy?
Even if Clinton ends up on top in the end, having Bernie continuing to hold her feet to the fire in state after state will prepare her best for the onslaught of the general election. Any counter argument she does not have live fire to prepare under now may result in unforced stumbles later. Her own speech-making has improved dramatically in response to his challenge. Having Bernie just surrender, which he would never do in a million years, in fact would hurt Clinton.
And on top of everything else, the continued presence of Bernie in the race for the nomination will continue to drive turnout and build it for the general election. The base is being mobilized in this process. Ongoing debates means more free TV coverage to beat up on the Republican front runner. And any premature white flag waving would short circuit this dynamic.
We who support Sanders will continue to support him till the very end.
And if he is not the presidential nominee himself, WE DEMAND the vice presidential nomination as the price of our support in November.
THAT IS UP TO YOU, BY WHAT YOU DO NOW TO SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE YOU LIKE BEST.
Oh yeah, here is that free bumper sticker link again.
Your choice bumper stickers: http://www.peaceteam.net/your_choice.php
And if it happens that Clinton still prevails for the top slot, we must demand, at a MINIMUM, the VP slot. For her part, Clinton has way too many negatives (though not as high as Trump). But they can be ameliorated by having Sanders, the candidate with the highest positives, on board for real, and not just in a token endorsement way.
Having Bernie at least as the VP means having having someone on the inside in the oval office itself to press for our agenda. As VP, you better believe that Bernie would use the office as a bully pulpit like no other before him in history. He would be in a position to keep Clinton honest so to speak, to ride shotgun on the administration. And he would pretty much do just what he would do if he were president himself, continue to effectively rally his supporters to demand real, meaningful progressive policy change.
Moreover, Clinton has bent over backwards to emulate Bernie's positions on just about everything to try to win this nomination. What argument could be made that he is not a good ideological fit, short of the most cynical hypocrisy?
Even if Clinton ends up on top in the end, having Bernie continuing to hold her feet to the fire in state after state will prepare her best for the onslaught of the general election. Any counter argument she does not have live fire to prepare under now may result in unforced stumbles later. Her own speech-making has improved dramatically in response to his challenge. Having Bernie just surrender, which he would never do in a million years, in fact would hurt Clinton.
And on top of everything else, the continued presence of Bernie in the race for the nomination will continue to drive turnout and build it for the general election. The base is being mobilized in this process. Ongoing debates means more free TV coverage to beat up on the Republican front runner. And any premature white flag waving would short circuit this dynamic.
We who support Sanders will continue to support him till the very end.
And if he is not the presidential nominee himself, WE DEMAND the vice presidential nomination as the price of our support in November.
(Article changed on March 20, 2016 at 13:38)
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