Sanders to run as a Democrat -- but not accept nomination (2018 Senate)

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475. Over 90% of his voters moved smoothly to the nominee

because they were mainstream progressive Democrats who pollsters said were basically quite happy with their second choice.

You're talking about the<10% remnant loyalists out of the putative 45% primary voters or so who, at least at that time, refused to support the Democratic nominee. Some more moved to support, but others did not and thereby helped elect Trump and throw both houses of congress and many state positions to the Republicans.

An incomplete explanation for the enduring hostility toward him, he earned it big time. There were also his contemptible ethical crimes and unforgivable betrayals of the party.

Oh, and if you're still somehow imagining his <10% of 45% is somehow a majority, don't forget to also SUBTRACT from the primary vote all the conservatives who flooded in to spoiler vote and then flooded right back to Trump. It's far worse than you think. That's why Pew measures and evaluates his GENUINE primary voters when reporting on him; the rest were trumpsters.

Today's remnant is called a niche faction, and it's on its own against all the others -- Sanders' own choice and his consequences. Don't be surprised at continued rejection as this plays out. The anger of those who watched the months of lying attacks and other betrayals that culminated in Trump's election isn't going away, and many times more other Democrats are now unhappy with the role he's playing than will ever visit DU.

Btw, while we're on the subject, what do you think of his having Russia's support and not taking a stand against it?