Bernie Sanders and Democratic Convention

Ben Wikler: The power of the political revolution to shape what comes out of the Democratic convention will be in proportion to the vitality and engagement of the people who have poured themselves into the Sanders campaign thus far, according to MSNBC. So it is critical not to let up or step back, said Ben Wikler, the Washington director of Move On.org, which has endorsed Bernie Sanders. Winning the Democratic presidential nomination is all but impossible given the current delegate count, so it on to Plan B: Sanders will spend the next 79 days before the Democratic National Convention accruing as much leverage as possible before he sits down at the bargaining table. Every door that a Sanders volunteer knocks on, every call that a supporter makes, every dollar raised online, every video shared, is a message to the Democratic Party that this is where the energy is. * Hillary Clinton five-step plan to beat Trump personal attacks* For that to work, Sanders needs to keep his base engaged and maintain at least a credible threat that he’ll make trouble for Democratic Party in November if they don’t play ball. Campaign allies, while still suspending disbelief that they cannot find a path to victory, have not decided how to cash in their chips yet. Falling in line would meaning give up all negotiating power before negotiations even begin — and as Sanders often says, his campaign is about more than winning. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.