{"id":23018,"date":"2016-07-12T10:21:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=23018"},"modified":"2016-07-12T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T17:21:43","slug":"bernies-strong-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/12\/bernies-strong-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie’s Strong Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"

In spite of Regressive claims that it would not happen, I did expect Bernie to endorse Hillary this morning.  To be truthful, however, I expected a weak endorsement, and that concerned me, because of the extreme importance of unifying the left in opposition to Rump Dump Trump.  I was pleased that Bernie’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton was very strong and even included a promise to campaign for her throughout the campaign.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Hillary Clinton\u2019s presidential bid here Tuesday, ending a primary campaign that defied expectations and tested the notion that Clinton\u2019s claim to the Democratic nomination was inevitable.<\/p>\n

The Vermont senator, appearing with Clinton at Portsmouth High School, thanked his supporters and contributors for showing the world that a campaign could be run with small contributions.<\/p>\n

"I have come here today not to talk about the past but to focus on the future," he said in prepared remarks released as he took the stage. "That future will be shaped more by what happens on November 8 in voting booths across our nation than by any other event in the world. I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president<\/strong>."… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From <USA Today<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

Here’s the complete video of Bernie’s magnificent speech.<\/font><\/p>\n

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