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I was going to say, wasn't this last week? Confirmed article from the 28th.
Why did he endorse H. Clinton?
Read the transcript from http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/... , where Sanders explains " I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president."

Some of the many reasons are:

> This campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the very serious crises that we face. And there is no doubt in my mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton is far and away the best candidate to do that. ...

> Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top one percent. Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in America works 40 hours a week, that person should not be living in poverty.

> She believes that we should raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And she wants to create millions of new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. – our roads, bridges, water systems and wastewater plants. ...

> This campaign is about moving the United States toward universal health care and reducing the number of people who are uninsured or under-insured. Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange, which will lower the cost of health care.

> She also believes that anyone 55 years or older should be able to opt in to Medicare and she wants to see millions more Americans gain access to primary health care, dental care, mental health counseling and low-cost prescription drugs through a major expansion of community health centers throughout this country.

It continues with reasons why Sanders chose to support Clinton and not to support Trump.

My hope is he creates a new progressive party after the election is over, regardless of who wins in November. His new party should be ready to compete in 2020, whether Trump or Hillary is the president. No more compromises with corruption. Just like you can't live your life in fear, you can't keep electing politicians out of fear, either.