I will vote for Clinton if Sanders endorses her.

[RadiationTherapy]

If Clinton's platform and ideologies meet Sanders' criteria for endorsement, I - and I imagine many other Sanders supporters - will vote for her. Sanders brings ideas and motivations that reflect the needs of those the economy have left behind. These ideas are important and revolutionary in light of the economic direction the country has veered towards these past 40 years.

Thank you Bernie for being a galvanizing leader for a disparate and thus powerless group. By unifying us with your words, energy, and presence, you have altered the DNC narratives and you have earned compromises from Clinton on her platform in order to bring your voters on-board.

[Merryland]

1. You think this will work?

Not a chance.

p.s. I think for myself & don't take marching orders from anyone - even Bernie. Who WILL be our next president, by the way.

[RadiationTherapy]

7. Thank you for editing, I wasn't sure how to reply.

I suppose a better phrase would have been "the only way I will vote for Clinton is if Sanders endorses her."

[BillZBubb]

2. Bernie will follow his conscience on this. I will follow mine.

[Txbluedog]

13. What a load of crap

IfBernie does not offer an overly enthusiastic endorsement, he will be finished as a politician. Hillary knew this in 2008 and Bernie knows this now

[BillZBubb]

16. So Bernie won't follow his conscience,

he'll just do the politically expedient thing like Hillary always does?

He can continue to be the Senator from Vermont for probably as long as he chooses.

[RadiationTherapy]

15. Yes. I regret that it sounds like I am looking to Sanders for vote guidance

when I intended to infer the leverage he has now in regards to moving the DNC ideologically left.

[Trust Buster]

3. I am not interested in a Sanders endorsement. Just want him to go away.

[Merryland]

4. Hillary is the weaker candidate, and should bow out -

especially when the indictment hits.

[Trust Buster]

8. That's off topic and unbalanced all in one.

[RadiationTherapy]

19. Bernie has brought to the public the most important economic conversation in 40 years.

Clinton, stunned though she seems to be, has an opportunity here to participate in what I would term, "genuine historical change." She doesn't just have to be wealthy and powerful; she can be a transformative force for good.

[Eric J in MN]

5. The George W. Bush experience is enough

...for me to vote for the Democratic nominee in this presidential general election.

And probably every presidential general election for the rest of my life.

[Merryland]

9. I'm guessing that since Laura Bush endorsed her,

George will too - does that give you pause for thought?

[Eric J in MN]

14. Laura Bush didn't endorse anyone.

She made bland comments which were hyped for clicks:

Laura Bush has some very specific ideas about what the country’s next president should prioritize. “I want our next president—whoever he or she might be—to be somebody who is interested in women in Afghanistan,” said the former first lady at the New York Times’ annual Women in the World summit last week. She also said that her ideal candidate would “continue U.S. policies” and “continue to do what we're committed to do as a country.”

[Happyhippychick]

6. You really can't make your own decision n this ?

[RadiationTherapy]

10. I regret it sounds that way, but I intend to get the democratic party moving left somehow

I may be able to compromise with a Sanders endorsement.

[djean111]

11. Anyone who believes Hillary and the DNC would allow Bernie to affect anything whatsoever is

foolish. They will either imperiously refuse to change a thing - or lie about it.

[Lizzie Poppet]

17. The closest he can come to that is forcing her to lie to the left a little longer...

...before lurching back to her true inclination: center-right on anything of import to her funding sources.

If Bernie endorses her, I'll understand even an outsider independent can't burn too many bridges with the party he caucuses with. But I won't pay the slightest attention to him on that point...

[RadiationTherapy]

18. I understand your skepticism. I feel similarly. Though it is my hope that the popular

leverage Bernie is bringing may make this situation different, I am aware that - without a splinter group like the Tea Party - any leverage can be buried. I am desperately seeking a liberal president.

[Laffy Kat]

12. I will vote for Clinton to keep Trump out of the White House. nt

[MineralMan]

20. Well, Bernie Sanders will endorse her, so thanks for your vote.

Bernie is not really as extreme as some of his supporters seem to be. He's a career politician, himself, and knows what Republicans plan if they gain control of all three branches of federal government. He's said as much already.

On June 8, when he accepts that there is no path to his nomination, he'll pivot to support Hillary's candidacy. I don't think there's any question about that. Whether he actively campaigns for her is another matter, and I doubt he will do that. Following Hillary's lead in 2008, he'll probably call for her nomination by acclamation at the convention, and that will happen.

What he does after that is really up to him. I hope he continues in the Senate and seeks another term in two years. He may do that, or he may opt to retire. I don't know, because I do not know him.

I do know, however, that he will not countenance Donald Trump becoming President. He will fight that.

[Waiting For Everyman]

21. It couldn't matter less to me who Bernie, or anybody else endorses.

I think a lot of Bernie supporters would say the same.