2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders Returns: "It's Not Just About Me," Clinton Will Have To Change Her Platform To Earn My Suppo [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)will, what does that really mean? He shows up, he waves at everyone, they take a vote, and there ya go. Ya didn't win, Bern.
He'd get a speaking spot even if he conceded ahead of the convention, so staying in won't give him a better slot--in fact, if he's mean-spirited enough, it could be a worse time frame. There will, though, come a point in time where the Don Quixote commentary will come front and center..
We've already seen that "Challenge the Super Delegates" effort go all pear shaped--all of that stuff got on him. Not in a good way, either--it made his supporters look like ugly bullies, and his "plan" look a bit ... discombobulated. "Say, let's abandon the one who is winning by a mile....and go with the loser....Because Bernie...???"
I like Hillary Rodham. I think she's the smartest person in the room, I think she's a hard worker, and I think she has a good heart. I also think she's going to surprise the living UNoWhat outta some of her detractors.
Time, as it always does, will tell, of course.