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<blockquote data-quote="McGarrett" data-source="post: 20405" data-attributes="member: 91"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Bernie Sanders Abandons Clinton in Final Week</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Hillary’s free pass from populist primary rival has expired</strong></span></p><p>By <a href="http://observer.com/author/michael-sainato/" target="_blank">Michael Sainato</a> • 11/02/16 1:30pm</p><p></p><p><em><img src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/gettyimages-610995348.jpg?quality=80&w=635" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sen. <a href="http://observer.com/2015/11/hillarys-outpacing-of-endorsements-signals-the-game-may-be-rigged-in-her-favor/" target="_blank">Bernie Sanders</a> has begun to revert to his anti-establishment self as the end of the presidential election draws nearer.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Supporters have balked at a <a href="http://observer.com/2016/06/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> who supports <a href="http://observer.com/2016/07/wikileaks-proves-primary-was-rigged-dnc-undermined-democracy/" target="_blank">Hillary Clinton</a>, as she embodies the corruption and corporate influences that have transformed democracy in this country into an oligarchy.<a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/class-action-lawsuit-against-debbie-wasserman-schultz-moves-forward/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> campaign events on behalf of <a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/2006-audio-emerges-of-hillary-clinton-proposing-rigging-palestine-election/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> have received<a href="http://www.theamericanmirror.com/bernie-bust-150-turn-sanders-ohio-stop-hillary/" target="_blank">poor attendance</a> from supporters, especially in comparison to the rallies he held during his own campaign.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Rather than delay holding<a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/rigged-debates-wikileaks-emails-confirm-media-in-clintons-pocket/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> accountable to progressive ideals until she’s safely in the White House,<a href="http://observer.com/2016/07/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-against-debbie-wasserman-schultz/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> has recently emphasized the importance of pushing her to do the right thing, as she can’t be trusted to do so otherwise. “This is not trust. We are not here to trust,”<a href="http://observer.com/2016/02/if-sanders-loses-bernie-believers-will-take-the-dnc-down/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> said in a recent<a href="https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/788144508089217025" target="_blank">interview</a> with NowThis. “It is the very opposite of what I am saying, ‘oh, sit back, elect<a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/wikileaks-reveals-mainstream-medias-coziness-with-clinton/" target="_blank">Clinton</a>, and then trust.’ No, Mobilize. Educate. And if there are Democratic members of<a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/former-democratic-congressional-candidate-says-hillary-stole-nevada/" target="_blank">Congress</a>, or if <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/breaking-guccifer-2-0-releases-more-dnc-docs-exposing-more-corruption/" target="_blank">Clinton</a>, when elected President does not go forward in doing the right thing, let them know how you feel about it.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sanders’ organization <a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/our-revolution-reorganizes-sanders-supporters-demobilized-by-clinton/" target="_blank">Our Revolution</a> has started a<a href="https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/hillary-clinton-DAPL" target="_blank">petition</a> for <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/exclusive-hillary-clinton-campaign-systematically-overcharging-poorest-donors/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> to oppose the <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/interview-with-susan-sarandon-obama-and-clinton-silent-on-dakota-pipeline/" target="_blank">Dakota Access Pipeline</a>, in support of the Native Americans protesting the project.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Unsurprisingly, <a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/dc-leaks-exposes-clinton-insiders-elitist-and-embarrassing-emails/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> has remained silent on the issue, only recently issuing a scripted statement of neutrality after protesters camped out at her campaign headquarters. Sanders sent a <a href="http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-calls-on-president-to-intervene-in-dakota-access-pipeline-dispute" target="_blank">letter</a> to President <a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/obama-blows-off-putin-encouraging-kremlin-aggression-against-nato/" target="_blank">Obama</a> on October 28, pleading with him to intervene as he eventually did with the <a href="http://observer.com/2015/08/hillary-cannot-be-trusted-on-keystone-xl-and-arctic-drilling-bernie-can/" target="_blank">Keystone XL</a> pipeline.<a href="http://observer.com/2016/06/obamas-latest-attempt-to-save-clinton-from-indictment/" target="_blank">Obama</a> has <a href="http://usuncut.com/climate/obama-two-pipelines/" target="_blank">approved</a> two more new pipelines while attention is focused on the Dakota Access Pipeline.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em><a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/bernie-sanders-finest-hour/" target="_blank">Sanders’</a> recent <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/first-beat-donald-trump-then-implement-most-progressive-agenda-in-u-s-history/" target="_blank">Op-Eds</a> have also shifted from explaining why someone should vote for<a href="http://observer.com/2016/11/hillarys-hubris-weiners-porn-and-comeys-conscience/" target="_blank">Clinton</a>, to what he and his supporters need to do the day after Election Day. He has stopped critiquing <a href="http://observer.com/2016/07/jared-kushner-the-donald-trump-i-know/" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> as much and has started to scold <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/clinton-campaign-manager-has-gary-johnson-like-meltdown-on-msnbc/" target="_blank">Hillary Clinton</a> again. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>“The leverage that I think I take into the Senate is taking on the entire <a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/dems-claim-next-wikileaks-release-will-include-fabricated-content/" target="_blank">Democratic Party</a>establishment, and, you know, taking on a very powerful political organization with the<a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/clinton-journalist-has-meltdown-after-his-russian-conspiracy-theory-is-debunked/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> people,” <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/dnc-claims-sanders-supporters-knew-they-favored-hillary-clinton/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> said in a recent <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-is-prepared-to-be-a-liberal-thorn-in-clintons-side/2016/10/24/aaf6dd88-97eb-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?tid=sm_fb" target="_blank">interview</a> with <em>The Washington Post</em>. “We won 22 states and 46 percent of the pledged delegates, 13.4 million votes…and a majority of the younger people, the future of the country…That gives me a lot of leverage, leverage that I intend to use.”</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em><a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/bernie-sanders-won-the-trump-clinton-debate/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> also cautioned that if<a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/fbi-data-dump-shows-clinton-is-criminal-and-clueless/" target="_blank">Clinton</a> appoints <a href="http://observer.com/2016/09/wikileaks-guccifer-2-0-obama-sold-off-public-offices-to-donors/" target="_blank">corrupt</a>, pro-Wall Street administration officials, he will do everything in his power to fight those nominations. “I expect her to appoint people who will head agencies in a way that is consistent with the <a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/wikileaks-donna-brazile-rigged-debate-gave-clinton-more-questions/" target="_blank">Democratic Party</a> platform, and if not, I will do my best to oppose those nominees,” he added.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Though <a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/bernie-sanders-wins-the-future-with-our-revolution-book-and-movement/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> supporters have been relegated to apathy since he officially ended his presidential campaign at the<a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/wikileaks-reveals-dnc-elevated-trump-to-help-clinton/" target="_blank">Democratic National Convention</a>, <a href="http://observer.com/2016/04/heres-the-thing-so-many-americans-cant-grasp-about-bernie-sanders/" target="_blank">Sanders</a> is beginning to show every intention of giving his supporters something to be excited about after Election Day. <a href="http://observer.com/2016/08/how-much-corruption-can-clinton-laugh-off/" target="_blank">Clinton’s</a> free pass from Sanders is over.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McGarrett, post: 20405, member: 91"] [SIZE=6][B]Bernie Sanders Abandons Clinton in Final Week[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]Hillary’s free pass from populist primary rival has expired[/B][/SIZE] By [URL='http://observer.com/author/michael-sainato/']Michael Sainato[/URL] • 11/02/16 1:30pm [I][IMG]https://cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/gettyimages-610995348.jpg?quality=80&w=635[/IMG] Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Sen. [URL='http://observer.com/2015/11/hillarys-outpacing-of-endorsements-signals-the-game-may-be-rigged-in-her-favor/']Bernie Sanders[/URL] has begun to revert to his anti-establishment self as the end of the presidential election draws nearer. Supporters have balked at a [URL='http://observer.com/2016/06/debbie-wasserman-schultz-served-class-action-lawsuit-for-rigging-primaries/']Sanders[/URL] who supports [URL='http://observer.com/2016/07/wikileaks-proves-primary-was-rigged-dnc-undermined-democracy/']Hillary Clinton[/URL], as she embodies the corruption and corporate influences that have transformed democracy in this country into an oligarchy.[URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/class-action-lawsuit-against-debbie-wasserman-schultz-moves-forward/']Sanders[/URL] campaign events on behalf of [URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/2006-audio-emerges-of-hillary-clinton-proposing-rigging-palestine-election/']Clinton[/URL] have received[URL='http://www.theamericanmirror.com/bernie-bust-150-turn-sanders-ohio-stop-hillary/']poor attendance[/URL] from supporters, especially in comparison to the rallies he held during his own campaign. Rather than delay holding[URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/rigged-debates-wikileaks-emails-confirm-media-in-clintons-pocket/']Clinton[/URL] accountable to progressive ideals until she’s safely in the White House,[URL='http://observer.com/2016/07/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-against-debbie-wasserman-schultz/']Sanders[/URL] has recently emphasized the importance of pushing her to do the right thing, as she can’t be trusted to do so otherwise. “This is not trust. We are not here to trust,”[URL='http://observer.com/2016/02/if-sanders-loses-bernie-believers-will-take-the-dnc-down/']Sanders[/URL] said in a recent[URL='https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/788144508089217025']interview[/URL] with NowThis. “It is the very opposite of what I am saying, ‘oh, sit back, elect[URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/wikileaks-reveals-mainstream-medias-coziness-with-clinton/']Clinton[/URL], and then trust.’ No, Mobilize. Educate. And if there are Democratic members of[URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/former-democratic-congressional-candidate-says-hillary-stole-nevada/']Congress[/URL], or if [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/breaking-guccifer-2-0-releases-more-dnc-docs-exposing-more-corruption/']Clinton[/URL], when elected President does not go forward in doing the right thing, let them know how you feel about it.” Sanders’ organization [URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/our-revolution-reorganizes-sanders-supporters-demobilized-by-clinton/']Our Revolution[/URL] has started a[URL='https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/s/hillary-clinton-DAPL']petition[/URL] for [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/exclusive-hillary-clinton-campaign-systematically-overcharging-poorest-donors/']Clinton[/URL] to oppose the [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/interview-with-susan-sarandon-obama-and-clinton-silent-on-dakota-pipeline/']Dakota Access Pipeline[/URL], in support of the Native Americans protesting the project. Unsurprisingly, [URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/dc-leaks-exposes-clinton-insiders-elitist-and-embarrassing-emails/']Clinton[/URL] has remained silent on the issue, only recently issuing a scripted statement of neutrality after protesters camped out at her campaign headquarters. Sanders sent a [URL='http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-calls-on-president-to-intervene-in-dakota-access-pipeline-dispute']letter[/URL] to President [URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/obama-blows-off-putin-encouraging-kremlin-aggression-against-nato/']Obama[/URL] on October 28, pleading with him to intervene as he eventually did with the [URL='http://observer.com/2015/08/hillary-cannot-be-trusted-on-keystone-xl-and-arctic-drilling-bernie-can/']Keystone XL[/URL] pipeline.[URL='http://observer.com/2016/06/obamas-latest-attempt-to-save-clinton-from-indictment/']Obama[/URL] has [URL='http://usuncut.com/climate/obama-two-pipelines/']approved[/URL] two more new pipelines while attention is focused on the Dakota Access Pipeline. [I] [URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/bernie-sanders-finest-hour/']Sanders’[/URL] recent [URL='http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/first-beat-donald-trump-then-implement-most-progressive-agenda-in-u-s-history/']Op-Eds[/URL] have also shifted from explaining why someone should vote for[URL='http://observer.com/2016/11/hillarys-hubris-weiners-porn-and-comeys-conscience/']Clinton[/URL], to what he and his supporters need to do the day after Election Day. He has stopped critiquing [URL='http://observer.com/2016/07/jared-kushner-the-donald-trump-i-know/']Donald Trump[/URL] as much and has started to scold [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/clinton-campaign-manager-has-gary-johnson-like-meltdown-on-msnbc/']Hillary Clinton[/URL] again. “The leverage that I think I take into the Senate is taking on the entire [URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/dems-claim-next-wikileaks-release-will-include-fabricated-content/']Democratic Party[/URL]establishment, and, you know, taking on a very powerful political organization with the[URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/clinton-journalist-has-meltdown-after-his-russian-conspiracy-theory-is-debunked/']Clinton[/URL] people,” [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/dnc-claims-sanders-supporters-knew-they-favored-hillary-clinton/']Sanders[/URL] said in a recent [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-is-prepared-to-be-a-liberal-thorn-in-clintons-side/2016/10/24/aaf6dd88-97eb-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?tid=sm_fb']interview[/URL] with [I]The Washington Post[/I]. “We won 22 states and 46 percent of the pledged delegates, 13.4 million votes…and a majority of the younger people, the future of the country…That gives me a lot of leverage, leverage that I intend to use.” [URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/bernie-sanders-won-the-trump-clinton-debate/']Sanders[/URL] also cautioned that if[URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/fbi-data-dump-shows-clinton-is-criminal-and-clueless/']Clinton[/URL] appoints [URL='http://observer.com/2016/09/wikileaks-guccifer-2-0-obama-sold-off-public-offices-to-donors/']corrupt[/URL], pro-Wall Street administration officials, he will do everything in his power to fight those nominations. “I expect her to appoint people who will head agencies in a way that is consistent with the [URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/wikileaks-donna-brazile-rigged-debate-gave-clinton-more-questions/']Democratic Party[/URL] platform, and if not, I will do my best to oppose those nominees,” he added. Though [URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/bernie-sanders-wins-the-future-with-our-revolution-book-and-movement/']Sanders[/URL] supporters have been relegated to apathy since he officially ended his presidential campaign at the[URL='http://observer.com/2016/10/wikileaks-reveals-dnc-elevated-trump-to-help-clinton/']Democratic National Convention[/URL], [URL='http://observer.com/2016/04/heres-the-thing-so-many-americans-cant-grasp-about-bernie-sanders/']Sanders[/URL] is beginning to show every intention of giving his supporters something to be excited about after Election Day. [URL='http://observer.com/2016/08/how-much-corruption-can-clinton-laugh-off/']Clinton’s[/URL] free pass from Sanders is over. [/I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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