My biggest regret when Hillary is nominated

[TwilightZone]

2. I don't think I'd wish what Hillary has gone through on anyone. Well, maybe Donald Trump

But not Bernie Sanders. I don't think it would really serve much of a purpose, and if it's unfair to her (and it quite certainly is), it would be unfair to him in many of the same ways.

That's not saying it wouldn't have happened had he won the nomination - it most certainly would have.

And, I agree that this lack of vetting will allow his most rabid supporters to continue the illusion, but I'm not sure it really matters in the end. The only thing it might do is just what you noted - help them realize that Hillary is a better candidate than they might have given her credit for and she actually stands for (and has stood for, for decades) a lot of the things they profess to believe in.