Democratic Primaries

Can be expected to do the right thing. And do it without overmuch courting. The risk of 'Bernie' continuing is that each day, more well-meaning supporters may be caught up in the cult. The sooner 'Bernie' packs it in, the smaller the group of fanatics. Who, while they will certainly turn on Sanders (and he will deserve every outlandish smear and slur they will direct at him if he stands down), simply have to be written off. They are not retrievable.

I doubt Sanders really does have much to contribute in his own right. He has never shown any ability to 'work and play well with others' in the Senate or the House. No legislative accomplishments anyone can detect, and people have looked. His specialty seems to be claiming credit for other people's work. A great many people actively dislike him, to it mildly. His involvement in the national campaign would allow the enemy to make some use of the 'Crazy Commie Bernie' line ('Just who does support Biden? Let's look at Crazy Commie Bernie...'), and while it would not have anything like the effect it would if Sanders was on the ticket, it would be of some use, especially with targeted social media messages. Put bluntly, the best thing the man could do for the cause is to sit down and shut up, and do it immediately.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."