Bernie Sanders To Stay A Democrat For Life And Support Clinton If She Is The Nominee
This is what Jeff Weaver told Mark Halperin.
Bernie Sanders is going to keep campaigning for a Democratic nomination that he is still trying to win, but the long-term ramifications of the announcement by Jeff Weaver are huge. By keeping his Democratic affiliation, Sen. Sanders may see an even bigger promotion in the Senate if he fails to win the Democratic nomination. Sanders had been caucusing with the Democrats, but there are benefits to being a member of the party.
The second big part of the interview was Weaver’s statement that Sanders plans to support the Democratic nominee. That means that if Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, Bernie Sanders will be supporting her in the fall. Sanders was widely expected to support Clinton because his campaign has never given any indication that he wouldn’t support her if she won the nomination.
Not that there was ever any real doubt. Bernie is an honorable man and doesn’t play political games.
This poses a question to that faction of his supporters who claim they will not vote for Clinton. Can one truly support Bernie and yet not support his judgement on this crucial question?
Jason Easley, the author of the article linked above says:
Those of us who have spent years typing (I-VT) after Sanders’ name had better get used to the change. This is a good move for Sen. Sanders. He will have a chance to challenge, change, and reshape the party from within, because Bernie Sanders is now a Democrat for life.
Food for thought.