@Soubresaut I think it highly unlikely. They would always clash on too many things since she’s basically a Republican and he’s genuinely progressive. She’ll need everyone around her to tow the line the same way that every politician before her has. She won’t make him a part of her cabinet simply because he’s too interested in making change, and he won’t be able to do that if he’s a part of her cabinet. That’s my take on it, anyway.
Regarding the question, I think it makes perfect sense for him to support her. Sanders is someone who fought, loudly, for the Civil Rights movement, among a whole host of other things, and he doesn’t want to see Trump take the country back 50 years. I don’t at all think he wanted to endorse her, but he probably feels that he has no other choice. Which I can absolutely understand and respect.
However, as a die-hard Sanders supporter, I will not be following his lead and voting for Hillary. Because for me, it was never about the person – it was about what he stood for, and what he was trying to do for the country. By extension, I was very moved by him and supported him as an individual. Clinton, on the other hand, is corrupt just like most politicians before her. If she wants the most progressive Sanders supporters to change their support to her, the burden is on her to give us a good reason to do so. And so far, I’m not at all satisfied with the “compromises” she has made. All I’m seeing so far is that she doesn’t give one shit about what millions of Sanders supporters wanted for the country. She has never listened and she never will.
Additionally, regardless of the so-called compromises that she has made so far (and we will see if she even keeps her word on said compromises), I can’t stand her in general. She is bought. She supports/supported fracking, she’s pro TPP, and that’s the tip of the iceberg. I genuinely can’t stand her because she is morally bankrupt. She sees no huge problems in this country and that, in and of itself, is a huge problem. I can not support her and feel right about it.
I might vote for Jill Stein, or I might just write Bernie’s name in, even if it’s pointless. I am done playing the game that the system tries to force people to play. No. More.