Bernie has been winning as an Independant his whole life

[Skink]

Which must mean he has gotten lots of Demoratic voters to back him. His superpac is the American people.

No reason to back down. In fact bring it on.

[geek tragedy]

1. Bring what on? nt

[yourpaljoey]

2. O boi... someone is itching for a bunfight!

[yourpaljoey]

13. cool

[Zynx]

3. An independent run would be a disaster this election.

The rest of the country isn't Vermont. Vermont is one of the, if not the most, left-wing states in the country. It would just split the left of center vote and guarantee Trump.

Stop this madness. You even know what I'm saying is true.

[Skink]

5. All the more interesting that Bernie ran as an Indy in Vt.

[Zynx]

12. ....No. He ran to the left of the Dems because Vermont is to the left of the Democratic Party.

That's why it works up there. It wouldn't work nationally.

[RandySF]

4. This is not healthy

[randome]

6. He is the winningest winner of all winning time!

So winning, in fact, that the early primaries he lost were due to the fact, we were told, that people didn't know who he was yet.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[Alfresco]

7. In Vermont...

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/50000.html

Vermont
Population, 2014 estimate 626,562
Population, 2010 estimate 625,745

White alone, percent, 2014 (a) 95.0%
African American alone, percent 2014 (a) 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2014 (b) 1.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2014 (a) 1.6%

Largest City Burlington
Population, 2014 estimate 42,211

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. He's going to get his clocked cleaned in DC, and Clinton will be elected on the first vote

Bernie lost the primary. In elections, you have to win more votes.

[Orsino]

9. He has shown us a better way to run for office, and a better agenda...

...but if you're hinting at an independent campaign, he has already ruled that out.

[PeaceNikki]

11. And now he can add losing a Democrat to his resume.

[LuvLoogie]

14. He has now lost twice to Democrats whatever his affiliation du jour.

He ran against the first woman governor of Vermont and lost.