NY Times: Bernie to layoff "hundreds" of campaign staffers.

[kstewart33]

Excerpt:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senator Bernie Sanders is planning to lay off “hundreds” of campaign staffers across the country and focus much of his remaining effort on winning California, he said in an interview Wednesday.

The Vermont senator revealed the changes a day after losing four of the five states that voted Tuesday and falling further behind Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Despite the changes, Mr. Sanders said he would remain in the race through the party’s summer convention and stressed that he hoped to bring staff members back on board if his political fortunes improved.

When asked how many people would be let go, Mr. Sanders didn’t give an exact number but did say many people would be affected.

“It will be hundreds of staff members,” Mr. Sanders said. “We have had a very large staff, which was designed to deal with 50 states in this country; 40 of the states are now behind us. So we have had a great staff, great people.”

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html?_r=0&referer=

[Gomez163]

1. Turn out the lights.....the party's over.......

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Always liked that song

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=QoQZ0qmf-mk

[msongs]

2. the Bread song Guitar Man comes to mind nt

[Gothmog]

3. Sanders small dollar donors are drying up

Without the hope (real or imagined) of Sanders becoming the nominee, it appears that Sanders small dollar donors are drying up. Sanders has been spending money at an incredible rate outspending Clinton two to one in most states and still losing. You can not keep up that burn rate unless the small dollar contributions keep rolling in

[Walk away]

15. I guess the Revolution won't be televised after all!!!

Not enough broadcasting $$$$

[mcar]

4. The beginning of the end

[bluestateguy]

5. California. The most expensive state in which to wage a campaign

Makes no sense to me.

[72DejaVu]

6. All over but the pouting

[SharonClark]

7. California is his best chance to have any impact so no surprise by this

Can we expect wailing and gnashing of teeth by those who are laid-off that Sanders has betrayed them?

[stopbush]

11. Don't they still get free college though?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Guess that means

Fewer trolls on DU

[Her Sister]

19. I was thinking this too!

[stopbush]

10. That's YUGE!

[Haveadream]

12. The last desperate gasps of a dying campaign

Much of this is about salvaging his vanity and appearing to have run a credible race. If he can pull himself together and stay on message, it will make the mess he has left in his wake more manageable. So far, his efforts do not inspire confidence.

[stopbush]

13. #1 on the list to get laid off should be: Bernie Sanders.

Delegate math...

[Fla Dem]

16. Follwed by Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver. Also all those family member who have been grifting. nt

[sarae]

18. I approve of this post

[Walk away]

14. I thought everyone worked for Bernie for FREE!

So does he plan on winning 100% of California! Or maybe he wants to be King of Hollywood

[Rose Siding]

17. Wait, Weaver said they didn't try in the South so not quite "50 states"

Yep, this is what the end looks like. If he were more honest he'd say so.

[Her Sister]

20. That trip to the Vatican sure was expensive!

Wondering if that 10 minute speech was a good idea?