Sanders endorses Clinton but is apparently still running for president
Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. You think you know what that means. But you don't know what that means, because Bernie Sanders is actually still running for president, too.
Sanders even went as far as to use the E-word in his press releases on Tuesday so that there would be no confusion about what was going on when he walked onto a New Hampshire stage to tell the crowd that he will henceforth work to "make certain [Clinton] will be the next president." But according to what a Sanders spokesperson told The Atlantic, making sure Clinton becomes the next president doesn't mean Sanders is formally dropping out:
To clarify: Sanders remains a presidential candidate because, as he told the crowd, "We have begun a political revolution…and that revolution continues. (But vote for Clinton)."
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