MSNBC: Sanders News Conference at 1pm EDT Today

[stopbush]

I’m guessing he’s out.

[hlthe2b]

1. If so, that is a shock to me. I thought he'd carry through at least next week.

[still_one]

2. My guess is he will reassure his supporters that he is in this all the way, and perhaps will talk

about the coronavirus outbreak

[Peregrine Took]

15. I agree. n/t

[comradebillyboy]

3. I hope so but I am not optimistic....

[vlyons]

4. This is an opportunity for him to be a truly big man

Will he be gracious? Will he make the magnanimous gesture of supporting Biden. Will he encourage his supporters vote for Biden AND all the down ballot Dems. Will he tell them that electing Dems is the very best way to keep fighting to change the system, change our society?

Time will tell. I sure hope so.

[NurseJackie]

5. If so, my opinion of him clicks up one notch.

We'll see.

[RandySF]

6. There's no path forward

Even if he wins AZ, OH and IL, he’ll be crushed by FL.

[getagrip_already]

9. 538 has joe crushing him in all 4 states next tuesday.....

He won't get any of them.

Especially now that his supporters all know it's over. There will be very little rushing to the polls for them. The blowout will be even worse with a depressed base.

He has to know that.

But Bernie is a narcissistic with a huge ego, so it would be a very big deal if he bows out. It is well outside his character, and it would be a defining moment for him - for the better.

If he chooses to keep fighting, he will be a spoiler and treated as such.

[duforsure]

7. Its time for him now

To drop out and help get Biden elected, or he'll never get voted into office again from waiting.I also think he is still having health issues.

[FloridaBlues]

8. Maybe about the virus outbreak or maybe Warren is throwing her support?

Will be interesting why the news conference today.

[honest.abe]

10. This in conjunction with not speaking last night and heading back to VT suggests he's dropping out.

I think he's come to the realization that things are much different this time around especially losing big in Michigan, a state he won in 2016. I think he sees no road forward and considering his health issues, its not worth the risk.

I'm convinced he's dropping out.

[Drunken Irishman]

14. I'm not.

I wouldn't be shocked if he announced he was dropping out but he went back to Vermont for the same reason Biden went to Philadelphia - they had no rallies to attend. Sanders was originally scheduled to speak in Ohio before they called off public events. Had they not asked to cancel large public events (from the governor), I doubt he goes back to Vermont.

My guess is that Sanders will say he's still in it and that there's still states left to vote and he's looking forward to debating Biden on who is best equipped to lead the party versus Trump.

[honest.abe]

19. We will see. You could very well be right.

Sanders is tenacious.

[honest.abe]

24. You are correct sir.

He's still in it. Ugh.

[Native]

11. I hope he's out, but with that ego, he may think he can turn it around with his mad debating skills.

[Thekaspervote]

12. I too would hope he's out, but he said last night he would be debating Joe on the 15h. Not hopeful

[Totally Tunsie]

13. CNN is saying the opposite -

that Sanders is going to announce he's staying in and will be debating Biden.

[Baclava]

16. WAR! "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the streets, we shall never surrender"

[USALiberal]

17. Nope

[IluvPitties]

18. Dude's toast, but his ego is still very healthy.

[DeterDeter]

20. he's supposed to be staying in, and I'm not surprised

I do not have a problem with him staying in, allowing a debate, and allowing more people to vote.

However, I was pretty offended last night when Rachel Maddow said something to the effect of that Biden cannot "go to war" with Bernie's supporters. I do not foresee Biden being anything but gracious. I think that the big elephant in the room for me is that many of Bernie's supporters seem absolutely hell bent on going scorched earth, and that we just had a weekend in which Bernie's prominent media supporters, amplified by some campaign surrogates, implied that Biden was senile and in hiding. Biden should reach out to Bernie's supporters, but I just think that the Krystal Balls and the Ryan Grimms were never honest brokers, and were always going to refuse to vote for anyone but Bernie, even if Elizabeth Warren was the nominee. I think that we are going to have to work with AOC, who at least seems to have better political instincts than most on Bernie's campaign staff.

[Hekate]

21. I'm guessing he's not out

[HarlanPepper]

23. Definitely not

He's giving his standard stump speech. Bernie's attitude toward the presidency is that if he can't have it, no one else on the Democratic side can either. Of course he's not a Democrat, so there's that, too.

[R B Garr]

22. OMG, he is not even trying to be reality based.

This can't go on. Voters spoke. Respect the voters.