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Hillary Clinton has been the de facto Democratic Party nominee since March 15th, and President Obama has clearly had enough of the sore-loser antics of Bernie Sanders. Even as her lead has grown to hundreds of delegates and millions of votes with most of the nation having already voted Sanders is dragging out his failed campaign for no clear reason other than to take bitter pot shots at Clinton on his way down. Obama has grown so sick of the embarrassing behavior on the part of Bernie and his most egregious followers, he compared them to the Tea Party this week. But when will Obama formally endorse Clinton and put the dying Sanders campaign out of its misery? It may be sooner than you think.
President Obama clearly wants to endorse Hillary Clinton right now, so the two of them can move forward with the fight against Donald Trump and the republicans. But because Sanders has won a few meaningless small states in a row that he was always expected to win, his camp is falsely claiming it has momentum right now. Its given false hope to his supporters, and prevented many of them from grabbing a calculator long enough to figure out that Sanders is duping them; in reality he was effectively eliminated from the race weeks ago.
So Obama cant make his move right now, because the increasingly dishonest Sanders campaign would merely spin it into yet another sore-loser conspiracy: Even the President is out to get us! They would also falsely spin it as a sign of weakness or desperation on the part of Hillary Clinton, even though shes blowing Sanders out by more than two million votes. But the New York primary looms, giving Obama an opportunity.
Hillary Clinton is leading in every New York poll by a comfortable margin. And because its closed primary system cant be manipulated by Sanders or his fans in the same way as an open primary like Michigan, there are no games to be played here. Once Clinton wins New York comfortably, any phony talk of Sanders having momentum will go out the window. That means President Obama will have the all-clear to endorse Hillary and push Bernie off the stage for good. Will he? That remains to be seen after April 19th.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Cha
(297,496 posts)into teabaggers. Ha! I bet that pissed them off. Good.
I know Obama is sick of their behavior like we are.. You know he came our yesterday and took Hillary's side.
"The White House Just Took Hillary Clinton's Side in Her Latest Fight with Bernie Sanders"
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The White House came to the defense of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Thursday, one day after rival Bernie Sanders charged that the former secretary of state is "not qualified" to serve as president.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as President Barack Obama flew to Chicago, deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said that contra Sanders, Obama sees his 2008 primary opponent as a qualified successor.
Clinton "comes to the race with more experience than any non-vice president" in recent history, Schultz said, according to a pool report.
Schultz added that Obama was "fortunate" that Clinton agreed to become his chief diplomat after the two bitterly sparred during the 2008 primaries.
MOre..
http://mic.com/articles/140200/the-white-house-just-took-hillary-clinton-s-side-in-her-latest-fight-with-bernie-sanders#.3GslxFKa7
I wondered before if something might happen and President Obama would have to speak up for Hillary before the actual nomination.. and it's not over yet.
Thank you, Iamaartist .. berni set himself up for that.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Obama might have to speak sooner then we think, its closing in.. he had enough of BS..
Treant
(1,968 posts)Sitting Presidents don't endorse until the outcome is certain for fear of charges of partisanship.
He'll continue to work more subtly behind the scenes, gently encouraging Clinton. But he won't openly endorse until she's the presumptive nominee without any question--after California and DC in June.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)pandr32
(11,601 posts)At this point an official endorsement doesn't even seem to matter--everyone knows he does support Hillary, and most people realize she is by far the most qualified candidate on the scene.
Unfortunately, too many people are bowing to peer groups' wishes and going along. There are Republicans that will actually vote for Cruz or trump, even though they hate them--just to support their disintegrating party. Some have even openly admitted that Hillary Clinton is more qualified than anyone else.
And the millennials are no different--Bernie is a youth movement--go figure!
George II
(67,782 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)This is different BS said she is not qualified to be a president ,and BS is destroying the Dem party
We just have to wait and see....
musicman65
(524 posts)We are only waiting for this moment to arrive.
Yes in good time he will endorse her.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)He's smart. The same way that Elizabeth Warren isn't endorsing anyone either.
Cha
(297,496 posts)around.
"The White House Just Took Hillary Clinton's Side in Her Latest Fight with Bernie Sanders"
snip//
The White House came to the defense of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Thursday, one day after rival Bernie Sanders charged that the former secretary of state is "not qualified" to serve as president.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as President Barack Obama flew to Chicago, deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said that contra Sanders, Obama sees his 2008 primary opponent as a qualified successor.
Clinton "comes to the race with more experience than any non-vice president" in recent history, Schultz said, according to a pool report.
Schultz added that Obama was "fortunate" that Clinton agreed to become his chief diplomat after the two bitterly sparred during the 2008 primaries.
MOre..
http://mic.com/articles/140200/the-white-house-just-took-hillary-clinton-s-side-in-her-latest-fight-with-bernie-sanders#.3GslxFKa7
I wondered before if something might happen and President Obama would have to speak up for Hillary before the actual nomination.. and it's not over yet.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... I think Bernie forced Obama to play his hand, and Bernie ends up being the loser. (In more ways than one.)
Cha
(297,496 posts)better. BS fell into his own trap
MBS
(9,688 posts)until the Democratic convention.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)The difference this time is that Bernie isn't a party member. The rules just don't apply to him. President Obama is really good at figuring out the right time to do things. He and his advisers are actually geniuses of timing. He will endorse at the optimum intersection of "Keeping as many Bernie voters as possible" and "Starting the general election as early as possible".
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Last edited Sat Apr 9, 2016, 03:06 PM - Edit history (2)
Bernie isn't a party member you are right and we should start as soon as we can looks like BS is
working for the Tea Party anybody can see that......
Also Sanders campaign talks up contested convention, despite long odds....I just don't trust him...in anything he does.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)behind the fella who let the gun manufacturers off the hook. Trust.
Stand and Fight
(7,480 posts)Let the primaries finish. What an absolutely stupid fucking article.