Splitters, defectors, and idiots

Sanders Warns That His Supporters Will Not Automatically Support Clinton If She Is The Nominee

See the post and the comments.

Also, this morning Sanders supporters are whining that New York's was a closed primary, with the result - very annoying to them - that only actual Democrats got to vote in a process aimed at deciding who the Democrats' nominee would be.

In NY, Bernie could have done much better if just anybody could have voted in the Dems primary.

Throughout the primary season, it has been Bernie's and The Donald's supporters who have given that excuse from time to time for not doing better.

It makes sense, given that Trump is not really a Republican and Bernie has for decades rejected identification with and membership in the Democratic Party.

They are both outsiders with no institutional loyalty to the parties whose nominations they seek.

Just as neither one of them seriously respects or identifies with the institutional structure of the American republic.

Both of them regularly and volubly damn as totally corrupt both the parties and the government.

Their supporters feel just the same.

Amanda Marcotte on Sanders' outsider gassing about his "political revolution" and his and his supporters' outright hostility to the Democrats.

Interesting account of the Clooney fundraiser flap, too.

Ben Norton, meanwhile, goes all holier than thou, mounting a massive and furious attack on both Clintons, President Obama, and the entire Democratic Party.

And what amazing fantasies about the lefty stuff "most of the world takes for granted"!

Furiously alienated supporters like him are walking, talking "bad company" arguments against supporting Bernie.

It seems that for some people this is another kind of identity politics.

Democrat identity.

Meanwhile, the Sanders campaign says it's going to the convention and will try to win by getting superdelegates to defect with the argument Sanders will do better in November, even if Hillary is clearly ahead both in votes and in pledged delegates, as it seems she will be.