The Democrats released what the media reports to be their most progressive platform in history, and Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton shortly after. This announcement came just shy of one month after Hillary Clinton emerged victorious in the Washington D.C. primary on June 14, the last contest of the nomination before the convention in Philadelphia. During this time, Sanders trailed Clinton by over 350 pledged delegates.

Elizabeth Warren, seen as Bernie's ideological twin in the Senate, endorsed Hillary and the media shifted toward the general election against the Republican nominee. Some Bernie loyalists, however, clung to hope of a Clinton indictment to end her campaign, or an independent run. Neither dream came to fruition, as the FBI declined to bring charges against the former Secretary of State, and Bernie Sanders endorsed her.

Those on social media erupted into applause, criticism or indifference to the announcement, and while Clinton's base eagerly welcomed Bernie in, many of his supporters reject what they see as a compromise of his most central values. While there were questions regarding whether Bernie would offer a full endorsement embracing his primary opponent, there was never much doubt that he would support Hillary Clinton in November, for reasons he outlined during his campaign.

Hillary Clinton isn't that bad. Hillary is flawed.