I’ve gone on about this in detail before, but to put it in very simple terms, I think for most Clinton supporters, their aversion to Sanders as a candidate is not ideological. For most Sanders supporters, their aversion to Clinton is ideological. So the dynamic makes sense, even if I don’t agree with it.

I’ve literally never seen a Bernie supporter say they would pick up their ball and go home if Hillary is the Democratic candidate. As someone who prefers Bernie to Clinton, I will be voting for whichever one of them represents the party later this year. This usually-side-eyed-but-sometimes-overt insinuation that…