"Bernie or Bust!"
"I could never vote for Hillary"
"We need a revolution!"
These are the catchphrases I hear coming from the extreme wing of the Sanders supporters. In their minds, we are teetering on a precipice, and - like the Grinch whose heart grew 3 sizes - only he can save us from going over the edge. But there's also a little bit of the "if I don't get my way, I'm taking my ball and going home" attitude. These people feel that if Sanders does not become the Democratic Party nominee, then they will either a: write him in, b: stay home, or c: vote for Trump. Those options are based on whether they really love Bernie, think there's no point in choosing between Clinton and Trump, or think that having an incompetent, racist, narcissistic outsider is better than a more-than-competent, experienced insider.
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