Wow!

Look, yesterday was a tough, TOUGH day, but the world ain't over.

I've had my share of tough days - on a small handful of separate days, I've been physically down for the count and the physicians were explaining they had done all that could be done. I've been beaten and bruised pretty hard all in the interest of reviving me. Frankly, I'm not at all convinced I WANT to be here, but here I am for the time being.

While I'm not an expert at very much of anything, what I can do is tell the difference between dead and not dead, and I'm here to tell you that BERNIE'S CAMPAIGN IS NOT DEAD!

We KNOW what corruption Bernie (and we!) are up against - it IS formidable! Yes, in order for him to have a speaking slot at the table and to keep the gains in the platform from being erased, they extorted this endorsement out of him.

We know how they play. Frankly, I'm glad he's not dead (and all this focusing on his no longer having a security detail really pisses me off after how Clinton discussed the Robert Kennedy assassination in the last go-round).

If we mope and give up WE LET THE TERRORISTS WIN! Cut it out!

Like I said, there's dead and not dead, and Bernie is not dead at all.

In addition to not being dead, Bernie has also not conceded the race. Given all the other forces which are swirling out there, chickens which could come home to roost and what-have-you, Bernie still being in the race is still a meaningful thing. Yeah, the chance of Bernie being the nominee is infinitesimally small, but that number IS larger than zero.

Alive is Not Dead, So acting like we're all at a funeral is unwarranted.

Martin Luther King saw a lot, and he told us that the arc of history bends toward justice. I believe him. The movement Bernie has created in the past 14 months or so is substantial. His message resonated with so many (of us!) who had stopped daring to have hope that life could be less of a struggle. He has awakened a giant, and that giant will assist the arc of history.

Our task now is to keep feeding the momentum with our hope, our goodness, our sense of community our everything right up through Philly, all the way until the nomination. The race is not yet over.

If we lose this round, so beit. We are fighting the good fight.

But even if we lose this round the newly hatching movement is still Not Dead. The race is not yet over. It is time to keep going! Let's get every drop we can out of all the momentum we have gained so far!

In the immortal words of Harriet Tubman:

If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

This is not a time to get sulky or to back away from all we've been devoted to throughout the campaign. We center ourselves, we take a breath, and we move forward. The race is not over. We are not yet done.

It may not be this year we win, but win we will - whatever the outcome, let's do it with style! Keep a smile on your puss and stay true to our goals! #NotMeUs! When people come together, we win!

We are new at this round of it and we are still gaining momentum. Take a deep breath and pick yourself up - here we go!