Mr Sanders said he would work with Mrs Clinton to stop the Republican’s presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
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Obama’s long-expected endorsement, delivered via web video, included a forceful call for unity and for “embracing” Sanders’ economic message, which has fired up much of the liberal wing of his party. I’ve seen her toughness. Sanders came prepared with his statement.
The careful choreography was part of the Democrats’ attempt to show some respect to the senator, even as they steered him toward the campaign off-ramp.
Obama said on Wednesday he hoped divisions between Democrats would start to heal in coming weeks now that Clinton has clinched the party’s nomination for the November 8 presidential election.
“It would be extraordinary if the people of Washington, our nation’s capital, stood up and told the world that they are ready to lead this country into a political revolution”, Sanders said in the final sentence of an hour-long address.
The Vermont senator arrived at the White House late Thursday morning for an Oval Office sit-down with President Obama. John Kerry’s (D-MA) confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to become the next Secretary of State in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 24, 2013. Sanders thanked Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for remaining impartial during the primaries, but he did not formally endorse Clinton, NPR reports.
The situation has put Obama, the outgoing leader of his party, in the sensitive position of having to broker detente between Clinton and Sanders without alienating the runner-up’s supporters, many of whom are angry over what they see as the Democratic establishment’s efforts to strong-arm him out of the race.
Obama has been trying to give Sanders the courtesy of exiting the race on his own terms.
If he’s compliant, Sanders stands on solid ground as he makes demands of party leaders regarding convention prep and central party planks.
Just as a friendly reminder, let’s look at some of the highlights from that 2008 hard-fought campaign when Obama didn’t think Clinton was qualified at all to be president.
For more than a year now, across thousands of miles and all 50 states, tens of millions of Americans have made their voices heard.
Clinton welcomed the vote of confidence.
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In response, Clinton quoted Trump’s tweet and replied, “Delete your account”.
