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Originally Posted by nfotiu
The primaries probably (definitely?) shouldn't proceed tomorrow. Bernie can stop them from proceeding by dropping out. If they postpone tomorrow, then they'll shut them down for a while.
So, if he's going to stay in the race through tomorrow's parties, I guess he'll stay in at least until the next votes are counted. It would look good on him and the Democratic party to bow out now in the best interest of the country. There is no upside to him staying. He doesn't have a chance unless something crazy happens.
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The party could postpone primaries anyways. It's not all down to Bernie.
I also agree he doesn't have much of a chance of becoming the candidate, but he can still use the time, primaries or no primaries, to pressure further movement towards his policy priorities.
What is the incentive offered by the party or the Biden campaign for him to pull out anyways? Everyone else who pulled out and then backed Biden will probably have some reward down the road, but the impression is certainly given that Bernie isn't invited to the post-primaries after party, so why should he concede his positions?