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Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:46 AM Jun 2016

Rep Grijalva, first Bernie Sanders supporter in Congress, endorses Hillary Clinton

Mark MurrayVerified account
‏@mmurraypolitics
Per @chucktodd, Rep. Raul Grijalva -- an early endorser of Sanders -- is now backing endorsing Hillary Clinton

https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/743431758817943553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw



via Griffin, Producer at @TheLastWord on @MSNBC

Kyle Griffin
‏@kylegriffin1
BREAKING: Raul Grijalva, first Bernie Sanders supporter in Congress, endorses Hillary Clinton.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/743432889954607105


I wasn't expecting to see this before today's call.
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Rep Grijalva, first Bernie Sanders supporter in Congress, endorses Hillary Clinton (Original Post) Rose Siding Jun 2016 OP
Boojah! Her Sister Jun 2016 #1
This is HUGE, Rose! From what I've read that Grijalva had said Cha Jun 2016 #2
Yeah, Grijalva was adamant about supers voting according to their state... sweetloukillbot Jun 2016 #18
And, he switched.. ya think it had anything to do with BS not being there with the Dems to Cha Jun 2016 #30
BOOM! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #3
Hey, he's finally voting along with how his state voted... BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #4
That's got to hurt. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #5
If he hasn't by now NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #28
They keep flipping to Hillary WhiteTara Jun 2016 #29
I think Bernie sank his own ship by not being present for the Senate filibuster. Koinos Jun 2016 #6
Really.. people notice these things. Not just us. Cha Jun 2016 #8
I'm not sure why Bernie keeps making politically foolish choices. Koinos Jun 2016 #10
There are only nine left jmowreader Jun 2016 #12
Glad you caught that. Koinos Jun 2016 #19
No surprise there! pandr32 Jun 2016 #24
Yeah, but there's hundreds of Clinton super delegates stopbush Jun 2016 #7
Right workinclasszero Jun 2016 #9
Remember, you can't switch to Sanders from Hill unless you're stopbush Jun 2016 #21
Jeff Weaver's store will be selling a whole new series of "Superdelegates" Marvel comics. Koinos Jun 2016 #11
They'll be a new foe for the X-men jmowreader Jun 2016 #13
I think you mean the XX-men, with the resemblances to Democrats' strongest women being undeniable! BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #15
Or the XXX-men jmowreader Jun 2016 #17
Wow, that's great news, Rose! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #14
BIG. That's yet another superdelegate that Sanders was able to flip. George II Jun 2016 #16
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #20
Obviously, Hillary either threatened his life, his career, his family pets or she paid him! Walk away Jun 2016 #22
K&R! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #23
Wonderful!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #25
K&R livetohike Jun 2016 #26
Do you think Bern will take the hint? I'm saying No not tonight FloridaBlues Jun 2016 #27

Cha

(305,118 posts)
2. This is HUGE, Rose! From what I've read that Grijalva had said
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:49 AM
Jun 2016

about being a superd for burnie even though Hillary won Arizona!

Thank you!

sweetloukillbot

(12,578 posts)
18. Yeah, Grijalva was adamant about supers voting according to their state...
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:38 AM
Jun 2016

Except for him. He wasn't going to switch, period.

Cha

(305,118 posts)
30. And, he switched.. ya think it had anything to do with BS not being there with the Dems to
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:51 PM
Jun 2016

Filibuster with Sen Murphy?

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
4. Hey, he's finally voting along with how his state voted...
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:54 AM
Jun 2016

It only took the hypocrite 3 months to fall in line with his own rhetoric.

WhiteTara

(30,150 posts)
5. That's got to hurt.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:59 AM
Jun 2016

I wonder if Bernie will take that as a sign that he isn't going to flip a single delegate and will concede.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
28. If he hasn't by now
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:49 PM
Jun 2016

I can't see his concession happening. Just how many supers has he flipped? If it's less than 200, it's a big fail.

WhiteTara

(30,150 posts)
29. They keep flipping to Hillary
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jun 2016

which makes it hard for him to get any traction on the SD flipping strategy.

Koinos

(2,798 posts)
6. I think Bernie sank his own ship by not being present for the Senate filibuster.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 10:04 AM
Jun 2016

Many of Sanders' other supporters in the House will move on to endorse Hillary.

It is past time.

jmowreader

(51,401 posts)
12. There are only nine left
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:04 AM
Jun 2016

Earlier this week Tulsi Gabbard was talking about unelected party apparatchiks deciding our candidate...I went through the Wikipedia page on Democratic supers, and it looks like unelected party apparatchiks (not the term she used) are the majority of Bernie's superdelegates.

stopbush

(24,630 posts)
7. Yeah, but there's hundreds of Clinton super delegates
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 10:05 AM
Jun 2016

champing at the bit to switch to Sanders if he keeps going right through to the convention.

stopbush

(24,630 posts)
21. Remember, you can't switch to Sanders from Hill unless you're
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 12:01 PM
Jun 2016

already supporting Hill.

Weaver's plan is going perfectly as planned!!!

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
15. I think you mean the XX-men, with the resemblances to Democrats' strongest women being undeniable!
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:18 AM
Jun 2016

BlueMTexpat

(15,493 posts)
14. Wow, that's great news, Rose!
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:12 AM
Jun 2016

I wonder how many others will defect ... they certainly see the handwriting on the wall.



Walk away

(9,494 posts)
22. Obviously, Hillary either threatened his life, his career, his family pets or she paid him!
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 12:03 PM
Jun 2016

Otherwise, he was captured and his brain was replaced by one from a paid Clinton Operative!

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