What will Bernie supporters do if Hillary Clinton is nominated?

So far, Clinton has won 25 out of the 43 primary elections that have been held while Sanders only boasts a mere 18 wins. Clinton is also triumphing over Sanders in the amount of delegates that she has obtained with a total of 2,165 compared to Sanders’ 1,357. Clinton only needs 218 more delegates to be nominated for the democratic party. If she is nominated, she will be running against the Republican nominee for election. So far, this looks as though it will be Donald Trump who has won a majority of the primaries so far and has a majority of the delegates supporting him.

Although countless students are supporting Sanders, it is a very real possibility that he may not be in the running for the elections if Clinton becomes the nominee. Some will switch their allegiances to Clinton if this occurs although they will not be too happy about it.

Ryan Steinberg, Freshman

Freshman Ryan Steinberg says that he probably will not vote for Clinton if this occurs and he will definitely not support her if she is the nominee. “I don’t support her at all,” he says. “Feel the Bern.”

He says that he will be quite annoyed if Clinton wins the nomination because he has been a Sanders supporter ever since he pledged his candidacy.

Harper Wayne, Alum

Harper Wayne, who graduated a few years ago and is older than Ryan, says that she is “very much on the fence. I dislike Hillary Clinton very much. I think she is power hungry, neo-conservative and I don’t trust her at all. I feel like if I vote with the party just to vote with the party, I am being complicit to a bunch of ‘suck,’” she says.

“Trump is an absolute buffoon but I think I could handle him for four years and I think it would be a good wake up call for the American consciousness and something to fuel real revolution.”

“As much as I fear a republican in the White House, letting someone with Hillary’s track record become president is not something I have any enthusiasm for. She has been shady this entire campaign.”

Julia Downing, Junior

Junior Julia Downing stands beside both Ryan and Harper about refusing to campaign for Hillary.

“I’ll vote for Hillary but I won’t campaign for her. I think she’s smart and capable but I don’t really trust her to be honest about her beliefs,” she says. Julia says in she would feel conflicted if Clinton is nominated because of her allegiance to Sanders.

While she does not appreciate Clinton as a candidate, Julia does believe in the Democratic beliefs that she has stood her ground for.

Paul Shiller, Sophomore

Sophomore Paul Shiller agreed with Julia about not campaigning for Clinton, but he is unsure about whether or not he will vote for her. “My final decision [will] depend on the other candidates on the ballot and which one best addresses me beliefs,” he said on whether or not he will vote for her.

With that being said, he will vote for her if it is his only choice. He does not think highly of her, however. “[She is] dishonest, unauthentic and not really a good representation of what the US population wants and expects. [She is] also more focused on the needs/wants and policies of large corporations, even if it is at the expense of the general public, environment, etc. Finally, there is the issue of “political dynasties” [that are] families that stay in political power, which may pose concerns to having a true democracy,” he says.

While it is not yet clear who exactly will win the nomination, it is very clear that allegiances will not change if Clinton is nominated. Many of Sanders’ supporters would feel confused about how to stay alined with the Democrats but not support Clinton as well. We will be finding out about the nominations once the elections are all over very soon.