Bernie Sanders must walk away so Donald Trump won’t win

[Zorro]

After House Speaker Paul Ryan’s criticism of it as “the textbook definition of a racist comment,” Donald Trump’s abrupt realization that it’s unfair to declare a federal judge can’t be impartial because of his heritage is welcome. It’s awful for a major-party presidential nominee to say such things. But it’s also ominous in that it suggests Trump probably won’t self-destruct before November — that he may yet heed strategists and adopt a blander persona more acceptable to millions of unhappy voters eager to vote for an outsider. Even one with more baggage than Lindbergh Field.

The possibility of a Trump victory remains shocking. Many of his supporters say he’s facing criticism primarily because he refuses to be “politically correct” about immigration. We find Trump’s rhetoric to be awful, but we are at least as alarmed about the prospect his bluster could lead us into war or break U.S. commitments in a way that causes a global recession. No presidential nominee in modern history has been so unnerving that he prompted a former CIA director to say it may be necessary for the U.S. military to ignore his orders. No nominee has suggested that the U.S. should consider not paying its creditors in full.

These are not minor issues or insignificant gaffes.

This is a peculiar, unfortunate election. As Bloomberg View’s Ramesh Ponnuru wrote, each party will “nominate the only candidate who could possibly lose the election to the other.” These are historically disliked candidates. Clinton can lose.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/07/bernie-sanders-do-not-help-trump/

The San Diego Union-Tribune seems to have turned over a new leaf.

[MFM008]

1. I'm expecting he will

When all votes are cast, after D.C.

[liberal N proud]

2. How can a seldom described progressive allow a fascist win the election

Why would you allow your ego stand in the way of stopping Trump?

[Kelvin Mace]

3. I am sure he will walk away

So will a lot of voters.

[RazBerryBeret]

4. nice to put the entire burden

of beating Trump on the shoulders of Bernie Sanders...a man C supporters have called every name in the book for the last year.

[Feeling the Bern]

6. You notice that too? If she wins, she did it without the progressive wing

If she loses, she and her supporters can blame Bernie.

Nice win/win BS story she will concoct.

[yurbud]

9. that's what happened in 2000 and 2004. "Why didn't you f*#@ ing progressive do what you're told!"

[Doctor_J]

11. no kidding. is it "we don't need bernie" day or "it's all bernie's fault if she loses" day?

i personally am all done voting for conservatives. when the party gets back to representing and fighting for working people and poor people, have them call me

[Herman4747]

5. Hillary Clinton must seek support from Bernie's supporters so....

Donald Trump won't win.

[Feeling the Bern]

7. She and her supporters have already told us to go away and form our own "Democratic Socialist" Party

and to never return to the Democratic Party again.

That's been said so many times here and in other places that I, for one, listened and left the Democratic Party to be an Independent liberal. Now I vote principle over party.

[yurbud]

10. Bernie was probably mulling over the third party vs reform Democratic Party conundrum for quite a

while before this election.

Both paths have serious obstacles and drawbacks, but my guess is he picked the one more likely to be successful in the long run.

[blondie58]

8. My democratic Party is not the Party it once was

But Bernie is a lot like what the Democratic Party was.

I have a hard time supporting a politician whose net worth is $45 million- how does a politician amass so much money?

But I don't Want a Trump Presidency. Hillary will be more of the Same, But I
Guess i have to.