Lion Heart 15,041 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 President Obama will use an Oval Office meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday morning to delicately nudge the losing Democratic presidential hopeful toward a full embrace of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and a unified party effort to defeat Donald J. Trump in the fall, according to administration aides. The conversation, the fifth that Mr. Obama will have had with Mr. Sanders since the primaries began, is to be part of a choreographed series of moves Mr. Obama set in motion this week that are designed to quickly bridge the divide between the two Democratic presidential candidates laid bare in the last few months. The strategy will culminate with the president’s formal endorsement of Mrs. Clinton in the coming days, followed by an appearance with her on the campaign trail soon after. Mr. Obama’s message is intended to be unmistakable: The time has come for Mr. Sanders to harness his formidable constituency in support of his onetime rival even as he continues to press for the progressive policies that animated his base. But it is also clear to the White House that Mr. Obama must broker this particular intraparty peace treaty with patience and respect, or risk angering Mr. Sanders and his millions of supporters. To that end, the president will delay any endorsement of Mrs. Clinton until after the meeting with Mr. Sanders. And a joint appearance is unlikely until after the Democratic primary in the District of Columbia on Tuesday. Mr. Obama will not pressure Mr. Sanders to make a concession before that contest, the final one in the long primary season, advisers said. “We should be a little graceful and give him the opportunity to decide on his own,” when he wants to leave the race, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said of Mr. Sanders on Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/us/politics/obama-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 can someone edit Bernie's face on that new Obama meets Madonna photo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Obama is not going to be easy on Bernard. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Biden 5,898 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Obama and his moderate policies, which include drone strikes, can suck Bernies 90 year old **** if they want to try to nudge him out I got drunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, Bernie Sanders said: Obama and his moderate policies, which include drone strikes, can suck Bernies 90 year old **** if they want to try to nudge him out Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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