Bernie’s endorsement matters

His voters may once again play a critical role. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzYyNSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9VFkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MTAyJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkZhYzRlNGMzYy1iMmQ2LTQ4ODAtYmYwZi1kYzA0ZWUyNmMzNDcmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAItKklV5-H3XCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDQxNFcDbnl0QgoAItKklV5-H3XCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/David-Leonhardt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) April 14, 2020 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [David Leonhardt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Opinion Columnist Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton was so close that it’s reasonable to argue that any one of several factors was decisive: Clinton’s [failure to campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNy8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDIwLWNhbmRpZGF0ZXMtZWxlY3Rpb24tMjAxNi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) much in the upper Midwest; the media’s [focus on her emails](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdhbGx1cC5jb20vcG9sbC8xOTU1OTYvZW1haWwtZG9taW5hdGVzLWFtZXJpY2Fucy1oZWFyZC1jbGludG9uLmFzcHg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2MjUmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTEwMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACLSpJVefh91wlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA); [Russian interference](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTgvMDkvMjAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcnVzc2lhLWludGVyZmVyZW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbi10cnVtcC1jbGludG9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2MjUmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTEwMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACLSpJVefh91wlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA); [James Comey’s interference](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wNC8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYW1lcy1jb21leS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); and more. Somewhere on that list belongs the chunk of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 supporters who ultimately voted for Trump. About 10 percent of Sanders voters turned into Trump voters in the general election, according to [academic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9kaG9wa2luczE3NzYvc3RhdHVzLzExOTI4ODUxNjg5MTYxOTczNzY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2MjUmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTEwMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACLSpJVefh91wlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [analyses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY25ld3MuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjAtZWxlY3Rpb24vc2FuZGVycy12b3RlcnMtaGVscGVkLXRydW1wLXdpbi13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1jb3VsZC10aGV5LWRvLW4xMTQ1MzA2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That share would have been enough to flip Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — and thus the election. Normally, it’s not particularly important when one candidate in a primary endorses another. But Sanders is not a normal candidate. He inspires passionate support and he doesn’t identify as a member of the Democratic Party. Some of his voters won’t automatically shift their support to another Democrat. So it qualifies as a significant development that Sanders chose [to endorse Joe Biden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iZXJuaWUtc2FuZGVycy1qb2UtYmlkZW4tZW5kb3JzZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzYyNSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MTAyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAItKklV5-H3XCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in April, less than a week after ending his own campaign. In 2016, by contrast, he waited until July to endorse Clinton. Sanders’s decision this time seems to reflect three things: his desire to help defeat Trump; the danger of voting during a pandemic; and a genuine personal affinity between Sanders and Biden. Endorsements aren’t all powerful, and no doubt some Sanders voters will still choose to stay home or support Trump. But in all likelihood, fewer of them will do so this year than did four years ago, especially if Sanders campaigns energetically for Biden. And Biden is likely to need those voters. In a new analysis, Nate Cohn — a Times polling expert — argues that the head-to-head polls showing Biden with a consistent lead over Trump [may be overstating Biden’s strength](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xMy91cHNob3QvcG9sbGluZy0yMDIwLWJpZGVuLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2MjUmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTEwMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACLSpJVefh91wlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The polls are often national polls, and Trump looks somewhat stronger in swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. And many of the polls cover all registered voters, including those who are unlikely to vote, and unlikely voters lean toward Biden. All of which suggests that Sanders voters may once again play a critical role. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwNDE0VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODcmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwNDE0VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODYmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwNDE0VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ For more … - [David Axelrod](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9kYXZpZGF4ZWxyb2Qvc3RhdHVzLzEyNDk3ODM2OTg0NTI0MzkwNDI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2MjUmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTEwMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACLSpJVefh91wlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): “This quick, warm and unambiguous endorsement from @BernieSanders is a huge and important boost for @JoeBiden. Without papering over their differences, the two projected a united front. Each handled this well.” - [Ezra Klein](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS8yMDIwLzQvMTMvMjEyMTk3MTUvYmVybmllLXNhbmRlcnMtam9lLWJpZGVuLWVuZG9yc2VtZW50LWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtcHJpbWFyeS0yMDIwP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjI1Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUxMDImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAi0qSVXn4fdcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Vox: “Biden is acting less like a candidate than a party leader, less like one side of an argument that will be settled by his victory and more like a legislator who recognizes the only way to [win] is to make real, serious concessions to his colleagues. He’s not asking the left to ‘bend the knee’ and accept his victory. He’s inviting them into coalition and offering concrete concessions and avenues of influence in return for their participation.” - [Jennifer Rubin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeCnSP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIwLzA0LzEzL2Jlcm5pZS1zYW5kZXJzcy1lbmRvcnNlbWVudC1qb2UtYmlkZW4taXMtbWFycmlhZ2UtbmVjZXNzaXR5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzYyNSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MTAyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAItKklV5-H3XCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Washington Post: “The cessation of hostilities was made possible, in large part, because of the friendly relationship between the two, and because of the Biden camp’s extreme solicitousness in refusing to call for Sanders to get out of the race.” Forward this newsletter to friends … … and they can [sign up for themselves here](~/AAAAAQA~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). 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