The last few days on DU have caused me to seriously reconsider a lot of things if Sanders wins the

[LisaM]

27. I get that, but....

Why is he attracting some of these people? However, one of my main issues is that he has spent decades trashing the Democratic party and now he wants to use all our good work, our infrastructure, many of the things we've worked for, to advance his cause. He could have won in Vermont running as a Democrat, but didn't. He's even turned down Democratic nominations a couple of times. When his supporters were caught stealing data, his first instinct was to sue the DNC. Now, my one vote may not count for much, but if someone was looking for ways to deliberately push my buttons, he's found a few of them (not to mention being lectured at about feminism and how I can't possibly be a feminist just by voting for the female candidate).

Of course I would vote for Sanders, I'd have no qualms about it ideologically, but I wouldn't expect a very effective presidency from someone who seems to be setting out to alienate people like me.