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In reply to the discussion: Fearing Trump, some Democrats up pressure on Sanders to exit [View all]karynnj
(59,498 posts)HRC, who was much closer than Bernie, but unlikely to win stayed in even after all the contests. Here, Sanders is astonishingly not mathematically eliminated from getting the majority of pledged delegates. True, it is completely improbable to win the percent needed to do it, but Sanders backing out before that happens could cause many of his supporters to drop out all together.
What might be a brilliant thing for Sanders and HRC to do now is for both of them to commit to Obama's effort to get rid of American tax shelters. This is right down Sander's alley and he could transition much of his grassroots to this issue which deals directly with income inequality and corruption.
For HRC, this would be a counter to her perceived weakness on these issues. Her bring 100 percent behind both Obama and the broader international anti corruption effort could help Sanders move his supporters to her in June.