I've seen many threads speculating on when Bernie will drop out...

[catnhatnh]

...and I notice no one has suggested that even if he were behind Hillary after super Tuesday he might very well decide to take it all the way to the convention.

Look at it this way-many have suggested his entire purpose is to move the party to the left. He knew from the start that his path to the White House would be narrow.But he CAN definitely push his ideals all the way and because he is a democratic socialist it means there could be no repercussions-the DNC needs him in the caucus if he remains as a senator and it is not worth their while to try to "punish" him. I for one would gladly continue my (limited) financial support to keep his positions front and center in a democratic dialogue.

So while some might hope that wishing would make it so I believe my dog might stay in the fight till the final whistle blows...

[leftofcool]

1. I would think that dropping out of the race would be up to him not the DNC

Don't candidates usually decide that for themselves?

[catnhatnh]

8. Yes

But I've seen speculation here that he would decide to drop out early, but it occurs to me that even if he lost every primary there would be no need to drop out-He has stated repeatedly that he is about the message and not the messenger. If he could demonstrate even a relatively low-say 25%-level of support nationwide he could convince the DNC of the need to incorporate his position into the party platform.

[Thinkingabout]

2. The DNC is handling this primary in excellent form and with class, they will continue to do so.

[Wilms]

9. Thanks for the update. n/t

[cui bono]

33. Pfft.

No they are not.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Facepalm

this is way early, he is performing way better than the other two democrats in the race.

But then again, we read the exact same language in 2008. The parallels to THAT race are starting to be extremely striking.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. He'd better drop out, and soon!

Before he passes America's Next President™ in the polls. It might already be too late in New Hampshire, dammit!

Regards,

TWM

[peacebird]

5. Bernie is in it to win it! And I'm feeling pretty good about the reception he's getting!

[99th_Monkey]

7. "In it to win" <-- THIS. yep. -nt-

[SheilaT]

6. I'll confess to not having noticed very many such threads.

And they, as well as any threads speculating when any announced candidate will drop out, are extremely premature.

The very last thing we need is for Hillary Clinton, or any candidate at all, to simply coast to the nomination without any challenger. It's generally okay for that to happen with a sitting President, but not any other year.

[Snotcicles]

20. I have not seen a single one. nt

[SheilaT]

23. I kind of think a while back I saw

some threads that bristled with hostility at the very thought Bernie might run, but I'm not going to bother to try to find any such.

I'm glad you haven't seen any, and maybe they really aren't out there, and the OP here is simply mistaken.

[TBF]

10. He's gaining in the polls - why would he drop out? nt

[catnhatnh]

11. I think he is gaining support and can win it all...

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...but even if I am wrong I still think people discussing him dropping out really don't understand the man they're facing. He can lose and still give his ideals a win. Hillary can't...

Edit:spelling-I hate when some idiot (me) uses the wrong "their".

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

12. Based on history, I'll speculate that Hillary won't drop out til the bitter end. nt

[catnhatnh]

13. For instance...

...http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026837849

[magical thyme]

31. gotcha. notice low post count of said poster...who joined just yesterday!

just added my 2 cents.

[m-lekktor]

32. that person's account is "flagged for review".

just an interesting observation!

[Autumn]

14. It would be silly for Bernie to drop out since he's going to win

the nomination and the Presidency. The more people that hear him the stronger his campaign grows.

[LordGlenconner]

15. It's a vanity campaign so he'll take it all the way

[catnhatnh]

17. Yep...

...that's why in their first rallies Bernie talked about his positions and Hillary talked about her Mommy.

[LondonReign2]

21. If there is one thing Bernie is all about it's vanity

[jeff47]

26. His hair is actually carefully placed into that position, and then anchored

with gallons of hairspray.

[bluesbassman]

24. That's hilarious! I hope you're here all week!

I'm a great tipper so I'm sure the servers will be happy!

[magical thyme]

27. he's so vain

[99Forever]

16. Why would the winner drop out?

That is not logical.

[LondonReign2]

18. My Prediction: January 2025

Right after the conclusion of his 2nd term

[mmonk]

19. I hope he stays until the end no matter if ahead or behind.

There's not much reason for us to vote for except for game changers (for those of us who live in DickSea and have to endure crooked and rigged elections).

[JaneyVee]

22. No way is he dropping out early. This is only the beginning.

[magical thyme]

25. this is the first such post I've seen in several weeks...

and way back when, I only saw one or two. Don't have a clue why you'd bring such a topic up now.

[catnhatnh]

29. See post 13

link from today...

[dirtydickcheney]

28. He'll drop out January 2025 after his second term. /nt.

[MelungeonWoman]

30. I have seen no such threads.

Evidently I have all the right people on ignore.

[randys1]

34. THe only dropping out you are gonna see is

Scott Walker or Jeb Bush's IQ, what little there is, each time they open their mouths.

I could have written that better, but the thread is silly so I was silly.

I do wish those who interview him would stop referring to him as a "Socialist"

he is NOT one of them, he is a "Democratic Socialist"

I know I heard it over the weekend, not sure where, maybe Maher

[MADem]

35. Candidates generally stay in until the money runs out.

The whole primary system used to be a lot more truncated. Now, with primaries everywhere, and a huge number of them being showpieces, candidates have to spread a lot more cash around than they used to have to do.

The GOP Clown Car Crew will start dropping like flies because they've got to spend the most money, early on, to try to break out from the pack--they'll be placing big bets on individual primaries and if they don't prevail or have a strong showing, they won't be able to go to the well for more to go on to the next contest.

The people running for the Democratic nomination don't quite have this problem--there are fewer of them, first of all, and when the field is smaller, there's more time for every candidate to get a little air time, and that can obviate the requirement to buy a lot of ads and pound people to death with imagery and repeated pleasantries. It's not quite the shoving and backstabbing effort that a primary with ten or fifteen candidates might be.