To not be an embarrassment to himself & to save his legacy Senator Sanders

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5. Sanders' legacy includes helping elect Trump, a Republican congress,

and Republican governments across the nation, along with defeat of our first woman president, and, so far, two appointments of anti-progressive Supreme Court justices -- forming and weighting a very dangerous conservative majority to the far right. For just a few consequences of his actions. Also being used to devastating effect by Russia in a new kind of warfare against our nation.

Sanders' role in 2016, and that he played it under the label of the Democratic Party, can't be undone. And we will spend decades undoing his legacy. All but the thinnest history books of the Trump era will note it, if some only in footnotes.

And more to come. Sanders has the delegates to get his name in contention, and since it's Sanders contention is the word.

At least his staying in will give Democrats further opportunity to distance and express our rejection and regret about what should never have happened.