Bernie Sanders, the senior senator from Vermont, has made quite a name for himself over the past year. Senator Sanders has lead a coalition in the Democratic nomination for President that challenged the status quo of the big banks of Wall Street and championed the need for free tuition at public colleges and universities across the nation. Sanders made things tough for Hilary Clinton through most of the primary season, winning and a vast area of states pushing Clinton to hold of unifying the Democratic Party, and staying in the race longer than Trump’s foes on the Republican side. Sanders was able to be the leader of a new coalition that began to bring an abundance of young people into the political process. However, Clinton became the first woman to claim the status of presumptive nominee for a major American political party.

Where does this leave Sanders? Definitely in a tight spot. He met with President Obama over the past week to clear some air. President Obama then went on to endorse Hillary Clinton for President and showed his gratitude to the way that Sanders was able to put a bright light on the key issues affecting the nation. Sanders has not given up hope yet, but after losing the California primary to Clinton, all hope seems lost and the American people have spoken. The Sanders campaign has seen enormous growth on all sides of the table and could continue to raise millions of dollars to push the status quo of Washington and Wall Street to the edge.

Sanders has the rest of the summer to decide if he should take advantage of the opportunity at hand or take a more stable supportive role of being on the campaign trial for Hillary Clinton. Sanders could have his best shot at being President of the United States or see it all crumble if he was to split votes with Hillary Clinton, allowing Donald Trump to take advantage of that and become the 45^th President of the United States of America. It will be interesting to see the road that Senator Sanders chooses as it inches close to November.