With Elizabeth Warren declining to run, it is very clear to anyone paying attention that Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for President in 2016.
Sen. Sanders, in an interview with the Boston Globe, said that if he ran as an independent, he would drop out if it became clear he was playing the role of spoiler.
Sanders also did not rule out running as an independent, although he pledged he would not play the spoiler in the 2016 election if the election were close. Many Democrats still fume at consumer activist Ralph Nader, whose 3 percent support in the 2000 election may have helped George W. Bush defeat Al Gore.
“I will not play a role of electing a right-winger,” Sanders said. “If, if, if you run as an independent, if the campaign is not going well, there comes a point where you can say ‘Well, you know what, I’m not going to elect a right-wing Republican.’ ”
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This guy is the ultimate team player. His goal is to move HRC to the left, not crush her or make her unelectable. To those Kossacks threatening to not vote for Sen/Sec. Clinton, why not try to move her torward you instead of pushing her away?
Sanders does have some following among a niche of voters who could be influential in a Democratic primary. In an online survey of more than 100,000 MoveOn.org members taken earlier this year, Sanders was the third-most popular choice among named candidates, with 6 percent support, following Clinton, with 32 percent, and Warren, with 15 percent. (The most popular response was “it’s too early,” with 39 percent.)
As you can see, outside of Kos, non-emotional progressives support HRC. Do you really want to spend the next 2 1/2 years bitching and moaning or do you want to protect the courts and expand ACA etc...
If Bernie can tell the difference between HRC and a GOP prez, so can you.