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Hillary Clinton

BobbyDrake

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3. I'm interested to see how Merkeley's endorsement plays out for his future career.

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:38 AM

Jun 2016

Do progressives in his state remember his loyalty, or in their anger, do they misplace blame for Bernie's loss onto his shoulders? As in, "Why didn't Merkeley get more Democratic Senators to flip for Bernie? Why didn't Merkeley do MORE to make Sanders the winner?" I know it was outside his power, and you know it was outside his power, but will they?

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Sanders' sole backer in the Senate says party unity to begin today [View all] Rose Siding Jun 2016 OP

The guy holding the door open has just let go of it. Now it is shutting. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Sen Jeff Merkley! Cha Jun 2016 #2

He's a grown up in the room Rose Siding Jun 2016 #4

NIce sig line.. Such a long time coming! Cha Jun 2016 #6

He didn't waste any time walking back the political mistake stopbush Jun 2016 #7

That's right! Reminds me.. somebody Sen Merkley was too smart to let this go on Cha Jun 2016 #8

I'm interested to see how Merkeley's endorsement plays out for his future career. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #3

He's been saying that since he endorsed BS! Her Sister Jun 2016 #5

Right.. I was thinking he called for Unity sooner. He was not your average BS endorser. Cha Jun 2016 #9

He's been pretty pragmatic the whole time. I give him credit for that. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #10

This is good. SharonClark Jun 2016 #14

There is still one Senatorial Super Deligate backing Bernie Blue Idaho Jun 2016 #11

Merkley is one of the few BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #12

K&R! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #13

That's one superdelegate who is going to flip - to Clinton!! George II Jun 2016 #15