2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders' first Senate endorsement: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore)
Sen. Jeff Merkley backing his colleague from Vermont as "boldly and fiercely addressing the biggest challenges facing our country."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/opinion/why-im-supporting-bernie-sanders.html
It has been noted that Bernie has an uphill battle ahead of him to win the Democratic nomination. But his leadership on these issues and his willingness to fearlessly stand up to the powers that be have galvanized a grass-roots movement. People know that we dont just need better policies, we need a wholesale rethinking of how our economy and our politics work, and for whom they work.
The first three words of the Constitution, in bold script, are We the People. The American story is a journey of continuous striving to more fully realize our founding principles of hope and opportunity for all.
It is time to recommit ourselves to that vision of a country that measures our nations success not at the boardroom table, but at kitchen tables across America. Bernie Sanders stands for that America, and so I stand with Bernie Sanders for president.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)He must have been afraid of the "Sanders Revenge Machine".
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)And like NurseJackie, I will put in a disclaimer:
Note to Jury: Of course there is no Clinton Revenge Machine ... If Hillary's endorsements are the result of being "threatened" or being "fearful" of the "Clinton Revenge Machine", it really is just a data base and one candidate's spiteful character in continued fusion with one another. And even though more than one article has been written about it, no-one has ever actually seen it, just like those transcripts she promised to make public (over two months ago now...) It's a joke! Just like her campaign! The alerter needs to lighten up. No candidate or candidate's supporters were smeared in this post.
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)We'll at least have Bernie and his adorable kittens...
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)Tanuki
(14,931 posts)Meanwhile, back at the Senate, the rest of his Democratic colleagues are nearly unanimous in their support of Hillary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign_endorsements,_2016
U.S. Senators
Current
Tammy Baldwin, WI[31]
Michael Bennet, CO[31]
Richard Blumenthal, CT[31]
Cory Booker, NJ[31]
Barbara Boxer, CA[31]
Sherrod Brown, OH[31]
Maria Cantwell, WA[31]
Ben Cardin, MD[31]
Tom Carper, DE[31]
Bob Casey, Jr., PA[31]
Chris Coons, DE[31]
Joe Donnelly,IN[31]
Dick Durbin, Min. Whip, IL[31]
Dianne Feinstein, CA[31]
Al Franken, MN[31]
Kirsten Gillibrand, NY[31]
Martin Heinrich, NM[31]
Heidi Heitkamp, ND[31]
Mazie Hirono, HI[31]
Tim Kaine, VA[31]
Amy Klobuchar, MN[31]
Patrick Leahy, VT[31]
Joe Manchin, WV[31]
Ed Markey, MA[31]
Claire McCaskill, MO[31]
Barbara Mikulski, MD[31]
Chris Murphy, CT[31]
Patty Murray, WA[31]
Bill Nelson, FL[31]
Gary Peters, MI[31]
Jack Reed, RI[31]
Harry Reid, Min. Leader, NV[31]
Brian Schatz, HI[31]
Chuck Schumer, NY[31]
Jeanne Shaheen, NH[31]
Debbie Stabenow, MI[31]
Tom Udall, NM[31]
Mark Warner, VA[31]
Sheldon Whitehouse, RI[31]
Ron Wyden, OR[31]
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,464 posts)Or is that only when its members don't support Bernie?
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)I'm still in favor of limiting establishment powers. I don't want us to have to depend on their goodwill. Such dependence is not a democracy, it is an oligarchy.
thesquanderer
(12,002 posts)It's about persuading the ones that can be persuaded, to help achieve change. It's not like "you're either with us or you're against us." The establishment is not "the enemy." Rather, they are an obstacle. And there are multiple ways to deal with obstacles. Or to paraphrase Obama's recent line about classified info, "there's establishment, and then there's establishment." It's not all lumped together.
Bernie has gotten some "establishment" endorsements. He'd like to have more. He even said he would have liked to have gotten those PP and HR endorsements himself. But he knows these things are a bit of an uphill battle.
Ultimately, the only path to victory is to win over part of the establishment... the Super Delegates!
Nanjeanne
(5,007 posts)Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)Sen. Merkley is a good guy to have in Sanders' camp.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Way to earn my support when you're up for re-election!
Governor Brown, on the other hand...
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)...which isn't until 2018. Gavin Newsom will run to take his place (D-SF).