Serious Question: What does Bernie Want, and Why Doesn't Hillary Give it to Him?

[firebrand80]

Of course he wants to be President, but let's assume for purposes of this discussion that he realizes that isn't likely to happen.

Last night, Bernie talked about the DNC not letting his supporters "in." What exactly does he mean by this, and what is his endgame? Does he want to influence the platform? Does he want a more fundamental change to the DNC rules? Does he want to replace DWS?

More importantly, why doesn't Hillary cut a deal with him? She obviously can't afford anything sort of a full-throated endorsement from Bernie. Is Bernie asking for something that she thinks is untenable? I can't imagine that what goes into the party platform is that important to her, I don't think anyone outside of a handful of people really cares what's in the platform. I just can't see why she doesn't sit down with him and at least get to the point where things like NV don't happen again.

[LexVegas]

1. He wants women and minorities to get out of the way of his revolution. nt

[DURHAM D]

8. This

[dinkytron]

10. What total bullshit.

[Stellar]

23. It true though. nt

[frylock]

21. You are an incredibly hateful person.

[HerbChestnut]

24. Come on, that's just counterproductive.

[G_j]

27. fucking insanity

this place is gone completely beyond the pale..

[stonecutter357]

2. why she doesn't sit down with him?

fuck that he gets nothing.....

[AgingAmerican]

20. And she gets no support

[Codeine]

3. His most ardent followers won't vote for her regardless,

and the reasonable ones will even without his endorsement, so she needs nothing from him. Sanders cannot be relied upon to aid in any way.

[1939]

4. Just off the top of my head.......

I think Bernie wants to go to the convention and be put into nomination with a flowery speech and several seconding speeches. He then wants his followers to have a massive floor demonstration. After the nominations are done, he wants a floor vote with the delegations being polled. After Hillary wins on the first ballot, he will graciously concede and move that the decision be made unanimous (which is the way conventions used to be run).

Hillary doesn't want this. She wants a stage managed coronation with Bernie conceding before the convention and no Bernie supporters raining on her parade.

[firebrand80]

6. Interesting

Why do you think he wants this, what does he get out of it?

[DURHAM D]

9. The love his parents withheld. nt

[auntpurl]

15. legit lol

[frylock]

22. That's Hillary's father you're thinking about.

Jeesus fucking krist, what a miserable life you must have.

[CTyankee]

16. seriously, he wants her affirmation of the truth of his message.

Of course, part of him would probably want her to admit the system is rigged but she won't admit that.

I think they will iron out their worst differences and come together on several major areas that are meaningful to each candidates followers. That's what I HOPE they will do...

[Arkansas Granny]

13. So you're saying that Bernie just just needs to have his ego stroked? Gotcha.

[1939]

19. Probably more in that he wants his followers

To have their "moment in the sun" on a national stage.

As a reward for their fervent support

[lumberjack_jeff]

30. Maybe alienating his supporters will work. Maybe. n/t

[CanadaexPat]

5. He shouldn't make any deals, he should just

keep to his message, even after the primaries are over. He can be anti-Trump without having to join up with Clinton in any way.

[puffy socks]

7. It takes some chutzpah

for Berni or his supporters to demand taking on their platform.
Hillary is winning, if anyone should be taking on pieces of platforms, it should be them.

They want to be begged for their vote
and if their behavior is any indication they want Dems on their knees groveling for it.

Narcissism at it's finest!

Let them cry. Let them threaten. It will just bring about the inevitable collapse much sooner and they will have Berned all their bridges ensuring their voices are ignored in the future.

[YouDig]

11. I think Bernie doesn't even know what he wants anymore. That's the problem.

He's just gone on wild ego trip and likes to hear people screaming his name.

[firebrand80]

14. Thats possible

Maybe the rhetoric about being "treated fairly" is just about ginning up energy to keep the campaign going

[seabeyond]

12. He wants to be the boss, only have others listen to him, and Clinton step aside. No.

[findrskeep]

17. It's very simple...

Bernie wants to set us free. Hillary will keep us owned by the corporations and big business. He doesn't want it for himself. He wants it for all of us.

[marlakay]

29. Agree 100%

If there is anger from his supporters it is rightfully so by being shut out from having a chance.

All of my life the head of DNC never picked a candidate in this way until primaries over unless only one was left.

And the news is making the whole election a mockery.

[KingFlorez]

18. He wants the nomination and he expects it to be handed to him

Votes be damned, he wants Clinton to get out of the race so that he can be given the nomination.

[frylock]

25. This is fucking rich.

Just more whining from the Hillary crowd pissed off that Bernie fucked up what was supposed to be nothing more than a victory lap.

[KingFlorez]

28. Just telling the truth about what Sanders wants

It's Sanders demanding a coronation, not Clinton. Like I said, votes be damned.

[frylock]

31. I'm just telling the truth when I say you know fuck about all.

[Txbluedog]

26. I wanted both sides to come together as well....

But after his actions and words yesterday, I want him to be destroyed and made a persona non grata

[Jude the Obscure]

32. Wrong person

Its Clinton that should be persona non grata