Senator Sanders endorses Clinton for President

(Baonghean.vn)- Just a few weeks before the two parties hold their national conventions to elect their candidates for the US presidential election in November, last night, July 12, Hanoi time, the two remaining candidates of the Democratic Party, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, joined a joint campaign in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Hillary Clinton joins a joint campaign with rival Bernie Sanders at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Photo: Washington Post.

By joining the campaign together, both candidates have officially announced the end of their political confrontation, instead forming an alliance to compete with their Republican opponent: Donald Trump.

In a joint campaign, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders officially endorsed his opponent, Hillary Clinton, to become the Democratic Party's candidate in the presidential election on November 8, thereby ending the tense race within the party.

“I’m here to confirm why I support Hillary Clinton and why she should be the next president of the United States,” Sanders said. “She will be an outstanding president and I’m proud to stand with her today.”

Mr. Sanders declared, “Mrs. Clinton will be the 46th President of the United States.” Photo: AP

Speaking to thousands of people, Mr. Sanders affirmed: “I am proud of the campaign we conducted here in New Hampshire, as well as across the country. Our campaign led to victories in the primaries in 22 states.”

Mr. Sanders admitted defeat and congratulated Mrs. Clinton on becoming the only Democratic candidate running for US President next November.

The Vermont senator stressed that he will do everything possible to ensure Mrs. Clinton becomes the 46th President of the United States. So far, 85% of Sanders' supporters intend to vote for Mrs. Clinton.

The long-awaited unity between the two Democratic candidates has ended concerns among lawmakers in the party about a political “nightmare” scenario: that Mr. Sanders might “sit on his hands” in the general election — or even worse, run for president as a third party.

The Democratic Party convention, which takes place on July 25-28, is expected to have 4,763 delegates nationwide, and to be nominated by the party, a candidate must have at least 2,382 delegates. Mrs. Clinton has now surpassed the required number of 425 delegates.

Lan Ha

(According to The Guardian, Washington Post)