Bernie's Taking a Day Off from the Campaign.

[MineralMan]

No doubt he's talking with his campaign management and doing some strategizing. What will happen next?

Well, we won't have to wonder for long. Soon, he'll be back on the campaign trail to one degree or another. By watching how he conducts his campaign for the five states that will vote on Tuesday, we'll get a good idea about how today's meetings and decisions went. I can see three possible tracks:

1. If he wades in as usual and uses the exact same rhetoric he has been using, then we can conclude that he's going to be still going full-tilt on his quest for the nomination. That's one possibility. If that happens, we can expect a continuation of divisiveness from his campaign.

2. If he doesn't do that, cancels some appearances and conducts himself at the ones he does attend more calmly and with less intense rhetoric, then we can conclude that he has recognized that he will not be the nominee and cannot hope to be. If that is the case, it may signal that he will continue his campaign right up to the convention, but with less fervor and intensity, even though he may maintain that he still wants the nomination.

3. If, however, we see the beginnings of reconciliation and calls for unity of support against the Republicans over the next few days, we can safely conclude that an announcement of suspension will come following next Tuesday's primary events and probably an endorsement of Hillary Clinton as the inevitable nominee.

I'm not really sure which of those three tracks he'll follow. But I'll sure be watching to see if I can determine what he has decided.

[Buzz Clik]

1. He's planning a trip to Tibet ...

... to see if he can get the Dali Lama to endorse him.

[MineralMan]

3. Well, that seems pretty damned unlikely.

Still...no...won't happen. It wouldn't get him any more votes, anyhow. It might be a fun trip, though for him and Jane.

[CajunBlazer]

10. Like the Rome trip he could charge it to his campaign

It would be a wonderful importunity.

[Jitter65]

58. You know, I really think he will NOT endorse Hillary. He was able to amass all those contributions

by being a Democrat...dishonestly to me. It is not in him to be gracious as either a winner or a loser. His true nature is confrontational and mean-spirited and some of his early followers saw that in the last month and have had second thoughts and others have changed completely. He would not be able to face the rest of his like-spirited followers if he comes out at anytime endorsing Hillary. If he does, I will admit I have been wrong about him...but I don't think so.

[boston bean]

2. May he take 8 months...

[MineralMan]

5. No. He'll be back out there, one way or another, tomorrow.

But it will be interesting to see what he does. I'll be watching.

[NCTraveler]

4. With the extreme work load he has taken on....

The trip to Rome had to have hurt. I am in awe of what he is putting himself through. I think this day off is out of necessity.

[MineralMan]

6. If he were just resting, yes. But I'm sure his

team is there and discussions are going on.

[pangaia]

7. " If that happens, we can expect a continuation of divisiveness from his campaign. "

Come on, man. You're better than that.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

11. No. nt

[MineralMan]

12. You don't think the campaign has been divisive?

Really? Both campaigns have been divisive, frankly. The rhetoric has been uglier than I had hoped it would be.

I'm only talking about Bernie, because he's the one taking a day to regroup. This has been an extremely divisive primary campaign season. I'm looking forward to that ending, to be quite frank.

[QC]

34. You are far too kind. n/t

[Punkingal]

57. +1

[pangaia]

60. I am trying to turn over a new leaf.. not a tree, but just a small leaf.

Once in a while I am successful.

And Mr MM is nothing compared to, well.. you know who they are...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

8. Do you think we needed that spelled out for us? I didn't. nt

[MineralMan]

14. Well, I don't know. What I think is that I'm on DU,

so I posted something in GD about the primary race. If it doesn't interest you, that's OK with me.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

17. You're not the elder sage you think you are. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

19. and you are not the entire audience, like you think you are. nt

[ChisolmTrailDem]

20. I don't think I'm the entire audience. What an extremely silly thing to say.

MM thinks he's teaching us something. He's not. He's not even close.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. he's posting his opinions on what could happen

like most of us do daily.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. Mineral Man is a most perspicacious gentleman and board treasure.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

25. No he's not. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. He is an intellectual giant and a towering moral figure.

I feel privileged to be able to share a message board with him.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

28. That's easy to say when the bar is set so low. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

30. If the bar was set any higher humans couldn't measure it with the tools they currently have.

[bettyellen]

35. And so many here Limbo under that bar with cheap personal insults instead of sharing thoughts....

or ideas. Should I crank up the music for you?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

38. Sure, turn it up. Maybe I'll here it from the other...

[bettyellen]

41. *Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..... Jack go under Limbo Stick!*

[ChisolmTrailDem]

42. Who's jack? nt

[bettyellen]

44. No idea! That's the only Limbo song I know.

[Sheepshank]

59. are you having a horrid butt hurt today?

you are being extremely mean spirited, caustic and rude post after post on this thread. No one has insulted you (until this post), yet you persist in the most rude rhetoric and insulting one liner come backs. Then on another thread, you are the one likely going to tell Hillary voters how much butt they need to kiss because you have been insulted.

[Haveadream]

21. +1

I love MM's posts

[MineralMan]

29. I don't think I'm an "elder sage."

I think I'm a Democrat with opinions. That's why I'm on DU. Sometimes, I post those opinions. Sometimes, you comment on them, as do others. That's what DU is all about, as I understand it. I get it that you'd rather I not post my opinions. However, I'm not really writing them for you, particularly.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

31. That is. Very. Interesting. nt

[jmg257]

9. Obvious - which ever option gets him the best deal - 2 or 3.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. i support HRC but I also support Bernie taking this all the way to the convention

before he admits defeat, if that's what he wants. What i am against is a contested convention if she has the majority of pledged delegates.

I'm thinking he will pick number 1, but i could DEF be wrong.

[MineralMan]

16. I think the first option is the least likely, frankly.

His media statement this morning was pretty subdued and not fiery at all.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. i didnt read it. do you have a link handy?

[MineralMan]

32. I don't. Someone posted a video of it earlier.

I'll see if I can find the thread and link to it.

[MineralMan]

39. I can't seem to find the thread with his

media remarks. It's here on DU somewhere.

[MineralMan]

52. Found the video:

[bettyellen]

40. I think he is finding out today what he needs to do to preserve a spot at the convention.....

and weighing his options. I'm not sure he alone changing his tone will be enough, it is his surrogates that are fucking it up for him.

I know he would prefer not to suspend before CA, but he also doesn't want to marginalize himself by dragging this out- especially if his surrogates continue with the ugly behavior.

[DCBob]

15. Taking a day off tells me alot.

Clearly he was shaken by the results from NY. He had huge mega rallies, all kinds of excitement, money flowing, massive cheering crowds.. yet he lost in a landslide. That's gotta leave a mark. I am sure he expected to do much much better. And what happened in NY is likely to repeat itself in PA and MD. There is no relief in site except perhaps Oregon but that will be way too little too late... and perhaps CA but he would need to win like 90% to make up the gap. I am sure he is coming to realize all this now. He might stick it out through Tuesday but beyond that I doubt it.

[JanetLovesObama]

36. I agree 100%. Sanders shot himself

in the foot with the "Democratic Whore" bit. Yes, I know he did not personally say it but he had to approve of it being said. If he didn't, then he is a bigger fool than I thought and has no control over his campaign. I honestly feel deep down that Sanders is a decent guy but has gotten some horrible advice from Weaver and that other clown he has running his campaign. His advisers told him to go negative and nasty toward Hillary and that is where he blew it. Just like when Rubio went very negative. He was toast and GONE in no time.

[randome]

24. He's having a very interesting conversation with Devine and Weaver, I think.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[FSogol]

37. LOL, Weaver has a lot of 'splainin' to do...

[Haveadream]

26. He has a decision to make

The optics of staying in will have mixed results. On one hand, he is looking down the barrel of a massive losing streak. That is not a good look, especially if he has to rally his base for funds to do it. OTOH, if he can stay in and stay on message and promote the Dem Party, it will unify the people and make him look like a mensch. He needs to decide what he wants his legacy to be and what he wants to do in terms of his ideas going forward.

[workinclasszero]

33. No hurries Bernie

take the rest of the year off.

[whatchamacallit]

43. "Bernie is taking a day off. I imagine he will likely do one of several things"...

"I don't know which of these things he might do, but he will probably do something".

Thanks MM!

[MineralMan]

45. Please dont put quotation marks around things I did not write

and attribute them to me. Do me the courtesy of properly quoting what I wrote and don't put words in my mouth.

Thanks.

[whatchamacallit]

47. I think I captured the essence

[MineralMan]

53. That does not change the fact that

you attributed a quote to me that I did not write. That's unethical, at best. Please do not attribute things to me that I did not say. I will appreciate that very much.

I'm asking you politely not to do that. I would appreciate it if you would refrain in the future.

[whatchamacallit]

54. Ok

if you prefer I'll just say 'Thanks Captain Obvious for pointlessly stating the obvious'. I'm curious, do you compulsively read street signs to people?

[MineralMan]

55. Why would I do that? Everyone I know can read just fine.

I don't care what you say, as long as you don't quote me as saying something I did not say. You should never put anything but a direct quote inside of quotation marks. That's unethical and rude. Your alternative is also rude, but I don't care if you say that about something I've written. Doesn't bother me at all.

Of course, you can do anything you like, regardless of my request. I will call you on it, though, if you misquote me. I promise.

[whatchamacallit]

56. I'd expect no less

Nice chat. Talk soon.

[floppyboo]

46. Maybe a meetin with the DNC to decide how to proceed, given any number of facts about to become

public re. Hillary? This is such stupid speculation. But fun(?) for some - I guess I just included myself. Beautiful day - gonna pull some weeds.

[WI_DEM]

48. Good, everybody deserves a day off

the constant campaigning has to take a toll.

[nc4bo]

49. Trump took some down time and came back new and improved....Hill became 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 50&11.0

And Sanders will chill and come back renewed.

Excuse while I throw a bucket of water on "the moment".

[polichick]

50. Of course he's staying in - the FBI investigation is not over...

Now Bernie has to decide how to deal with the election fraud that's going on - though the msm pretends there is nothing to see, that's not the case.

[Gothmog]

51. It should be clear that there is no real path to the nomination for Sanders

Sanders needs to decide if he is going to continue his negative attacks (which backfired on him) or go back to running a positive campaign