Now that Hillary Clinton has truly, officially become the Democratic nominee for President, the future of Senator Bernie Sanders stands at a crossroads. With many of his supporters telling him to stay in at all costs, and others begging him to drop out, it seems like there's a huge disconnect between reality and politics within the Democratic Party. But what does Sanders' immediate future hold? Will he drop out, and what happens if he doesn't?

The first thing to discuss is the elephant in the room -- or in this case, the donkey. President Barack Obama and Senator Sanders met on Thursday, 9 June. The topic of the meeting has widely been presumed to be a gentle pushing to drop out of the race. However, the way both men left the room leaves the topic of conversation very up in the air, with Sanders coming out saying "I look forward to meeting with (Clinton) in the near future to see how we can work together to defeat Donald Trump and to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent." While this does seem to indicate a drop out in the future, a press conference he held on Sunday, 12 June indicates that he will take his campaign to the convention. However, he did say that we "know who has the most votes." So then, it would appear that Sanders is no longer planning a coup to overthrow the rightful leader of the Democratic Party. What does Sanders get out of going to the convention?

Essentially, by being an active contender at the convention, Sanders is guaranteed a platform upon which to speak his mind and incorporate his idea and message into the Democratic Party agenda. Granted, said agenda is not exactly binding, but incorporating a message that a solid 43 percent of Democrats endorse would seem to be prudent. The argument against this is that Sanders is standing in the way of Clinton beginning a general election campaign. However, judging by her recent actions, nothing is stopping her general election campaign.

The only advice at this point would be for Sanders to lighten his tone, something that he's heard multitudes of times already. But in all seriousness, it seems as though Sanders intends to bring his ideas to convention, incorporating his message into the Democratic Party, and helping Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by any means necessary.