It's over, Bernie! OVER!!!!!

[NurseJackie]

As he withdraws to the comfort of his Vermont abode, sans media, I hope he's about to come to the same realization that everyone else already knows. It's time for him to withdraw from the race.

[Broward]

1. Yes, clear the field for the conservatives.

[TMontoya]

2. Yup

[Lucinda]

15. :)

[choie]

3. New York Times: Sanders and Kasich should ignore any pressure to quit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/opinion/sanders-and-kasich-should-ignore-any-pressure-to-quit.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

[GoldenThunder]

4. Yes, Bernie should leave the race right now.

After all, the American working class hasn't had a real presidential candidate to vote for in my lifetime. What gives them the right to think they deserve one now?

[lagomorph777]

37. If the Hillarians were REALLY confident, they wouldn't be desperately trying to get us to quit.

Clearly, they're still pretty scared.

[7wo7rees]

5. If Hillary did not in 2008, why should Sanders now?

Why, nurse?

[QC]

6. Because somebody might have shot her opponent.

[jcgoldie]

34. Maybe because in 2008 at her low water point

She was barely over halfway as far behind as Sanders is right now.

[highprincipleswork]

7. Not so. Fuggedaboutit!

[Skwmom]

8. You know those words might come back to haunt Camp Clinton.

[Rex]

9. Nothing is over!

You asked for this!

[bvf]

10. Nope. Go watch some more stupid TV shows.

We'll let you know, don't worry.

[.99center]

12. “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.”

[LexVegas]

13. Tad and Jeff gonna cash in. $$$. nt

[NurseJackie]

19. I believe that's their motivation.

[Human101948]

31. And I will keep donating more money just to aggravate you...

You will be able to get your post count up to 200,000.

[Armstead]

14. Yes we're so tired of meaningful issues -- Time for Wal Mart Happy Talk phase

[Cha]

16. I'll just be glad when it's Offcially over. I know he's not going to be the nom but ..

I want it OVER OVER.

"In a speech to supporters, in which she declared that "victory is in sight" in the race for the nomination, Clinton reached out to those who had backed Sanders, saying, "I believe there is much more that unites us than divides us."


Hillary Clinton celebrates with her husband after winning the New York primary.
(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-new-york-democratic-primary-20160419-story.html

Iaaahttp://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=108832

Hillary

Jackie~

[nolawarlock]

17. So ...

He gave up a two days of campaigning in New York to beg (and I mean really beg) an audience with the Pope and now he's back home in Vermont? There's some writing on the wall here.

[NurseJackie]

18. Is he smart enough to know when its time to throw in the towel?

[boston bean]

20. Suspend the bern! For the love of all that is good. Suspend Bernie! nt

[nolawarlock]

21. I don't think it could be considered bern, really.

It's more like one of those dud firecrackers you can never quote get to light.

[shireen]

22. nope ...

he needs to stay in the race to get as many delegates as possible.

Look, the odds are against him. I get that. But he needs to stay in the race and get as many delegates possible because it gives him more leverage to represent the interests of his supporters. This race is not just about the nomination. It's about starting a movement for fundamental change to get big money out of government.

Hillary can start campaigning for the general election. No one's stopping her. But Bernie's still got a job to do for his supporters.

[lagomorph777]

23. Hillaryous how they demonstrate their lack of confidence.

If they were as confident as they want us to believe, Hillarians would not be desperately trying to get us to give up.

Resistance is NOT futile.

[KingFlorez]

24. But he's not going

[leftynyc]

25. No way is Devine going to let

Bernie quit. Not while he's making 800,000/month.

[grntuscarora]

26. Can I fuckin' vote first??!!!

You can wait to anoint the chosen one AFTER everyone has the satisfaction of voting. In my case for BETTER candidate.

[pat_k]

27. Shouldn't

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511507143

[UMTerp01]

28. It is not time for him to withdraw

Sorry but even though he won't get the nomination, he has more than made his case and owes it to his supporters to go all the way until the last state votes. I just don't see the need for him to drop out.

[NurseJackie]

38. I do. He's not making ANY case for ANYTHING. He's tearing down the party and our nominee.

That is his selfishness. That is his vanity.

That is his contempt for the party, and contempt for the ACTUAL and LOYAL party members.

He needs to go. He needs to withdraw. He needs to do it now.

Not next month. Not next week. Not tomorrow.

But NOW.

[CrowCityDem]

29. When he loses 4, if not all 5, next Tues, the time will come to pull back.

[cloudbase]

30. Hmmmmm.

[silvershadow]

32. It won't be over until she reaches the number of delegates required. And if she does manage to

get them, it certainly will be over- for her, for us as a party, and for me as a Democrat. Already making exit plans. There will be a rather grand announcement locally. and then? Then I will work against her. As hard as I have during this primary. That woman has no business anywhere near the White House. Oh, and I will be asking for those transcripts from someone else campaign. Count on it.

[highprincipleswork]

33. It's not just Bernie. It's "US". Where do you think we're all going? No, Bernie is behind by less

than Cruz is behind Trump, and that race is still alive and well.

CA has twice as many delegates as New York.

Hillary may very well not reach the guaranteed nomination through pledged delegates, and then it's the convention that decides.

I'm in it till the convention, and perhaps beyond. You see, there are principles here we're fighting for, and we (or at least I) don't beleve that Hillary is capable of carrying them out or has any intention to.

[azurnoir]

35. Is Hillary tired from primarying and needs a couple of months to rest up?

if you're so confident she has it locked up why not just rest a while, shouldn't make any difference right?

[hobbit709]

36. What's worse than a sore loser? An ungracious winner.

[aikoaiko]

39. HRC can offer Bernie nothing. No position payoff to keep him in line.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

40. He should do what he wants. That being said the race is essentially over.

He has no realistic path to the nomination.

There are five primaries next week, all closed, and the polls indicate he is trailing in four of them.

[NurseJackie]

41. Sorry ... he should put the party first and thereby the country first.

I get what you're saying, but at this point, it's no longer about Bernie and what Bernie wants. He needs to do what's BEST and avoid the temptation of vanity and his own self-interests and pride.

[workinclasszero]

42. Bernie, the game is over...