We need to understand the situation of the Sanders supporters going forward

[Kang Colby]

40. Good post. I have my own theory on Sanders supporters as well...

from real world experiences and from DU. They tend to fall into one of three categories:

1) Democrats who like Sanders. These people are reasonable, while they may be a little upset about Sanders' loss, they will be OK and we can look forward to teaming up with them in the GE.

2) I don't know what to call this next group. I just view them as left wing indys. They are traditional far left activist types and left wing special interest supporters. A majority will vote for the Democratic nominee, and as usual some will vote for the price of tea in China. For these folks, I don't see 2016 being any different than prior years. There are quite a few HRC supporters in this category and there is nothing wrong with these folks.

3) This next group, I don't particularly care for. They are extremely loud on DU and social media. Some of these folks participated in OWS a few years back and much like before they have no will power or serious dedication to political change. I would estimate that over 50% of this group doesn't even bother to vote. Even so, they make up less than 1% of the U.S. population and are not a concern for GE purposes. When people talk about the "bros" this is the group they are referring to.