Why Don't Bernie Voters Matter?

[The Magistrate]

9. They Need To Be Prevented From Lending Themselves To Bernie's' Blackmail, Sir

To the degree 'Bernie' can brandish the claim some portion of his voters will not vote for anyone else, except possibly for this cheap thug Trump, he feels he can extort concessions from the Party well in excess of what his standing might entitle him to. It is his supporters who need to let 'Bernie' know they are not a pistol in his pocket.


"Now that is cool. A highwayman puts a pistol to my head and says give me your money, or I will have to shoot you, and then you will become a murderer."




"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."