Are there really people on DU who won't vote for the Democratic candidate if

[BlueCaliDem]

308. Actually it is, since I addressed the bold claim of that poster who might actually believe

that Sanders will "bring about the greatest good for the country" as if he gets a magic wand when he's inaugurated. For the record? I don't "browbeat" anyone to do anything. It's just not my style. I can only hope to help make people think by injecting a little bit of reality in a discussion that threatens to veer off into Wonderland, and then let the chips fall where they may.

I'm always curious, though, how naive some Sanders supporters are, buying into his feel-good rhetoric and accept it as gospel without questioning how he actually intends to keep his campaign promises (those very promises that has drawn them to begin with). It makes me wonder if they have any idea how our government is set up. It doesn't appear as if they do, and worse, it doesn't appear as if they care. They're setting themselves up for major disappointments.

Sanders motivates liberals and the left. Quite a bit, as you may have seen. This is a group of people with traditionally poor voter turnout ~~snip~~So, we get the left out there. And we get these sanders-positive Independents out there, voting for Sanders. What happens with the Democrats downticket?

Of course you're assuming that they'd vote for Democrats on the downticket. I don't. Why should they? They refuse to vote for Democrats for president (traditionally poor voter turnout, remember?) so why would they suddenly have a change of heart and vote for Democrats on the downticket? That doesn't make sense and it's not going to happen, except for a few exceptions here and there.

How will Sanders handle congress? By having broader coattails than Clinton would, and hopefully adjusting the party makeup of the Legislature.

Sanders has hit the ceiling at 25%. That's all he's going to get. That's the extent of his support in just about every electorally important State with demographics far more diverse than Iowa and New Hampshire. I don't see those "broader coattails" you're alluding to.

The reality is, IF Sanders wins the presidency (and that's a big IF), Congress will remain pretty much the way it is now. I don't see how he'll be able to "bring about the greatest good for this country" with this Congress. I seriously don't. And I want a president to actually get things done. I don't believe Sanders is that person.