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Showing Original Post only (View all)Sanders not ending campaign in Thursday's video speech -spokesman [View all]
Get over yourself SandersBernie Sanders does not plan to suspend his campaign and endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a video speech to supporters on Thursday, focusing instead on ways to pursue his policy agenda and reform goals, a spokesman said.
Sanders, who has resisted pressure to exit the race and back Clinton in a show of party unity since she clinched the Democratic nomination last week, will address supporters nationwide on a video live stream on Thursday night.
That raised expectations Sanders might formally pull the plug on his campaign. But spokesman Michael Briggs said on Wednesday the speech will focus on how Sanders' supporters can keep the fight alive on priorities such as raising the minimum wage and reducing the influence of big money in politics.
"Tomorrow night, no, he's not ending it," Briggs said of the campaign. "We're working our way through that, how to go forward on that front. This message to supporters is going to be a lot broader than that."
Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, has promised to continue his campaign to next month's Democratic nominating convention in Philadelphia as leverage to force concessions from Clinton on his policy goals and on reforms he seeks in the Democratic Party's nominating process.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sanders-not-ending-campaign-in-thursdays-video-speech-spokesman/ar-AAh5BWx?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2016
OP
Nope. Not kidding at all. Looks like he's going to be in it till inauguration day.
BlueCaliDem
Jun 2016
#33
Well, it is time to move on, we have important things to accomplish in the next few months.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#4
Harry Reid and other Democrats have been overly and painfully gentle with him so far.
Koinos
Jun 2016
#6
So he's giving himself a "e-rally" and a "press conference" all at the same time!
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#8
I'm curious. How many Senate votes did he miss this year? Did he skip more than Rubio?
Koinos
Jun 2016
#9
Yeah, he wouldnn't like that @ all.. and would start hatching a stunt a la The Pope!
Cha
Jun 2016
#37
For those of us who never liked him, this is great news. He will slowly become irrelevant, which is
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#24