Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell

[Hekate]

232. Very cogent, Gothmog...

...though someone seems to have objected to your soupçon of irritation in presentation. I found it very detailed, and chockful of info.

I live in California on the Central Coast, and get the Los Angeles Times. In recent weeks I've glanced over a few headlines for articles about the Calif Dem Party that disheartened me so much I couldn't bear to read them. Apparently my party, which has achieved electing a Dem governor, 2 US Senators, and a Dem majority in the State Houses, is being overrun by enthusiastic and determined Sanders supporters. There were rumbles of a civil war in the party.

Seriously, I felt ill at the prospect. Your post enumerates the reasons why I am more than wary.

Let me add only this to your list of places that are Not Vermont: California is also Not Vermont. We are as big or bigger than some countries, and incredibly diverse in every respect. Not Vermont.