You Will Anyway: Go Away, Bernie!

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Go Away, Bernie!

The Democrats are unhappy.

Bernie Sanders needs victories to quiet the growing chorus of Democrats who are calling on him to exit the race so the party can unite around Hillary Clinton (or unite against Donald Trump, which might be easier).

Citing the recent bedlam at Nevada’s Democratic Convention, a number of prominent Democrats told CNN’s Manu Raju that they were becoming increasingly concerned that Bernie Sanders and his supporters could “upend” the Democratic National Convention in July. California Senator Dianne Feinstein told Raju that Sanders should drop out. “I think it would be most regretful if there becomes a schism,” Feinstein said.

New Republic

Number 1) Bernie Sanders victories will definitely NOT quiet the Democrat chorus that wants him out. In fact, I think it would have the opposite effect.

Number 2) There already is a schism, or Bernie wouldn't even be coming close in any of the primaries.

“That’s what Donald Trump should want: a schism in our party. ... It’s the responsibility particularly of Senator Sanders to see that that doesn’t happen.”

Here, I want to call DiFi a stupid old cow. But I won't. It's not Bernie Sanders' responsibility to do anything of the sort. Bernie Sanders only has to run for office. If it's anybody's responsibility to avoid a schism, it's Hillary Clinton's, by giving Sanders voters some of what they want in a candidate. Not to mention, she's the one everyone is assuming will be the eventual nominee. So, if it's anybody's job, it's hers. But, frankly, I don't see any justification for "unifying" a party with such disparate goals.

At this stage in the campaign, with most of the the media having transitioned to covering the general election, Sanders remains more of an annoyance to the Clinton camp than anything else. The calls for Sanders to drop out, along with the argument that he is “causing a schism” in the party, exist for one reason: To shift responsibility for “uniting the party” from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders.

Amen.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE: The data do not support the Democratic Party's self-destructive insistence on promoting Hillary.

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