Can Bernie Sanders Win the Love of a Party He Scorns?

[Jim Lane]

64. Party identification is Sanders's Benghazi

This attack is one that resonates strongly with a certain group of people -- namely, those who were predisposed against the candidate anyway.

How would each of our current two leaders fare in the general election, in the face of this attack? My prediction: The number of people who would vote against nominee Sanders solely or primarily because of party identification is approximately equal to the number who would vote against nominee Clinton solely or primarily because of Benghazi, i.e., virtually none.

The linked Politico story quoted a bunch of disgruntled Democratic Party leaders in Vermont. It gave no reason to believe that this "issue" has any wide traction. I'll amplify my previous prediction by saying that all or almost all the people quoted in that story will vote for Sanders in the general if he's the nominee, despite their current grousing.