Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton for President

[Napoléon]

Trump's gonna win regardless.

[BrokenQuill92]

Trump's gonna win regardless.

Over my dead body!

[account_inactive]

Trump's gonna win regardless.

Over my dead body!

Well, what are you gonna do if he does win?

[BrokenQuill92]

Over my dead body!

Well, what are you gonna do if he does win?

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[Tiberius]

I wonder, will this bring in more Bernie voters to Clinton's side than it will turn off Clinton voters? Would Bernie's endorsement have any effect on Clinton's voters in the first place? Or is this a strictly, pure positive for Clinton?

From what I've read on the Sanders subreddit, a lot of people are annoyed because (a) he said he'd stay in the race until the convention, and (b) only last week he was asking for donations to send his delegates to the convention when they couldn't pay for the tickets themselves.

I'd imagine this will split the supporters down the middle, but I doubt many will vote for Trump in retaliation. They are more likely to just not vote for either candidate, or vote third party.

[Napoléon]

I'd imagine this will split the supporters down the middle, but I doubt many will vote for Trump in retaliation. They are more likely to just not vote for either candidate, or vote third party.

Surely them not voting for either candidate only helps Trump?

[Minimalist]

Certainly does nothing to help the downballot elections.

[Losty]

I'd imagine this will split the supporters down the middle, but I doubt many will vote for Trump in retaliation. They are more likely to just not vote for either candidate, or vote third party.

Surely them not voting for either candidate only helps Trump?

Maybe but you have to remember that the Republican Party is pretty split as well. What I am seeing (and this doesn't really mean a lot without stats for everyone instead of just who I have seen) are republicans who hate Trump saying they'll vote Clinton but most Democrats who hate Clinton are saying they'll vote third party.

The last I checked Clinton is still winning in the polls.

[Tiberius]

I'd imagine this will split the supporters down the middle, but I doubt many will vote for Trump in retaliation. They are more likely to just not vote for either candidate, or vote third party.

Surely them not voting for either candidate only helps Trump?

It really depends on which state they are in. If they are in a swing state, then not voting will help Trump. If they are in a red or blue state, the effect will likely be less helpful (because Trump will win / lose those states regardless).

[The Valkyrie]

Bernie!  Noooooo!