Here are my concerns about a Bernie candidacy ...

[Proud Public Servant]

32. Here's what I'd say

1) That's what a party is for. Whoever is the party nominee will have the whole party apparatus behind her or him; that should include Clinton donors and Obama-ite data miners and many more rank and file than he will have during the primary. Provided nobody goes PUMA this time around, this shouldn't be an issue.

2) This is a good point, but not unique to Bernie. Hillary spent 8 years in the Senate and, while she often voted the right way (and spectacularly the wrong way at least once) its not like she left us a rich legislative legacy; similarly, she may have been an inspiring figure at State but left few if any tangible accomplishments as our chief diplomat. O'Malley, as an ex-governor, is in better shape on this one. Of course, the other side has the same problem if they nominate a senator (though I suspect they won't).

3) These are two sides of the same coin, and it's foolish to try to divide them; that's one reason Martin Luther King was talking more and more about economic justice at the end of his life. Right now Bernie's touting economic justice as his distinguishing issue in a primary where, let's face it, everyone seems to agree with everyone else. Expanding to include social justice issues would be an easy thing to do in the general, especially for someone as deeply embedded in progressive politics as Bernie.

Good questions; I'm undecided as well, and appreciate your effort.