There certainly will be Democratic primary elections.

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49. Also the age factor. Sanders would be 75 at his inauguration, should such an

unlikely eventuality come to pass. That must also sober him a bit, one would think.

Iowa has a reputation for knocking front-runners off their perch, if only temporarily. That and the retail style of politics practiced there would allow Sanders to compete against HRC's organizaitonal and financial strengths on a more even footing. Polls consistenly show that Americans broadly favor progressive policies, when those polices are presented outside the partisan political frame. I think Sanders' advocacy of a progressive policy slate might actually appeal to a broad swath of D voters, esp. were Sanders to couple such a platform with a radical pledge to accept no donation larger than $100. The contrast would send a frisson down many people's spines, methinks.