For this one he says we need to stick with Clinton. But for the next one? Quoting from his FB post:
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Hillary Clinton supporter writes: “By continuing your support of Bernie
now that his odds of getting the nomination are almost nil, you're just
hurting Hillary and helping Trump.”
A Bernie supporter writes:
“How can you say you’ll work your heart out to get Hillary elected if
she gets the Democratic nomination? I’ll never support Hillary. If
Bernie forms a third party, I’m with him. Or else I’ll vote for the Green Party candidate.”
With due respect, let me explain why I think both of these positions
are wrong. As I’ve said before, I believe Hillary Clinton is best
qualified to be president of the political system we now have, and
Bernie is best qualified to get the system we need.
So I urge
you to fight like hell for Bernie as long as he has any chance at all.
But if he loses the nomination, we must fight like hell for Hillary. Not
voting, or voting for a third party candidate, helps Trump.
This doesn’t mean giving up on Bernie’s principles. Regardless of the
outcome of this election, we must keep up the pressure to reclaim our
democracy and our economy from the privileged and the powerful. How do
we accomplish this? One possibility: Form a third party as soon as the
election is over, and start planning for 2020.
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