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Hillary Clinton

TwilightZone

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

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 10:07 AM

Jun 2016

He's really shown how it should be done. He has backed his candidate, but also understands that in the bigger picture, a Democrat winning in November is of utmost importance.

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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