BTRTN: Thanks, Bernie! Dems Owe Gratitude When You Bow Out. (Uh, You Are Going to Bow Out, Right?) [View all]

Born To Run The Numbers offers its appreciation for all that Bernie Sanders has contributed to our national political dialog, and suggests that Centrists extend an olive branch to Bernie supporters... all with a nudge to Bernie that it is time to stand down:

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2020/03/btrtn-thanks-bernie-dems-owe-gratitude.html

Excerpts: "...I went through the archives of BTRTN essays on a hunch that was quickly borne out. Question: with the exception of The Big Orange Gas Bag himself, guess who is the single individual I have written more about than anyone? Yep. It is Bernie Sanders.
"Why would that be? Well, we’ve covered the last two election cycles in depth, and that means that I wrote about Bernie’s performance in nine debates with Hillary Clinton in 2016, and another eleven in 2020. Add in routine articles on Democratic politics, and that’s over a hundred single-spaced pages of feeling the Bern. That’s a lot of electrons to devote to any single person, and I feel that I have come to know – and appreciate – Bernie very well...
"So for the sake of party unity, Centrists need to have an arm full of olive branches ready to extend to Bernie’s supporters, because convincing Bernie supporters to vote for and work for Joe Biden is now one of the best way to assure that Donald Trump loses in November. The next time you are in a conversation with an unyielding Bernie supporter, try a little sugar. Tell your undoubtedly millennial pal that you want to thank Bernie for seven genuinely vital contributions to our political dialog and social awareness...
"We know that you will do everything you can to help defeat Donald Trump, and emphatically, passionately inspire your supporters to do the same.Now, that means standing down, endorsing Joe Biden, and bringing your supporters to the political mission of our time.
You have made a career of striving to do the right thing, Bernie. Don’t stop now..."