Hill's Group: What really shaped Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

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4. Hillary can never win

with some people. Some of the worst offenders are not Democrats and never will be, whatever they claim now.

Insofar as most Democrats are concerned, she's got broad-based support. In spite of her primary losses to Bernie in some states, she will still pull most - if not all - of the anti-GOP vote in a GE. She will also attract some "mainstream" Republicans (literally a dying breed) who are deeply ashamed of what their party now stands for. Some Republicans will either vote for her or not vote at all. Not voting at all would work in her favor.

Counting on "independents" - as some continue to argue here - is like trying to build something on sand. But even some who style themselves "independents" have still voted for Hillary, just not nearly in the same numbers as for Bernie.

Millennials who now support Bernie will just have to decide whether they want to be included in fighting against everything that every single one of the GOPers stands for or sit this one out. Or vice versa, if they currently support Hillary and, by some miracle, Bernie ends up winning the most delegates. It's their choice. There are already many "millennials" who support Hillary and who are every bit as passionate about that support as any of Bernie's supporters.

IMO, anyone who does not choose one of the two viable options in the GE, i.e., Dem GE candidate or Rep GE candidate, has forfeited their right to bitch and moan about the consequences. Not voting, voting for any Dem who is not the GE candidate, or writing in a third candidate's name all = failure to stand FOR something.

These facts drive Hillary's detractors crazy. One can see that any day here on DU. Some assaults have become truly unhinged.