Well written article Robert Yates. You surface valid question concerning the Democratic nomination process.

There are valid reasons for the Democratic Party (and others) to be terrified of where this election is heading and the unhappy outcomes for the majority of Americans. An opportunity for real change will be lost.

Bernie is out in front because his minority popularity of progressives are being challenged by a more divided majority of moderates (my article “Quickly Fashion One Moderate Candidate and Save the Day).

The likely down sides of Bernie winning the nomination are politically awful. Any chance of adding Democrat seats to the Senate would become almost impossible, and worse the seats recently won, that brought a Democrat majority in the House, would be in danger. Now, you may not care about politics and the institutions of the Congress, but they are how we make laws and manage this country, (at the moment I can’t think of an alternative). Blowing both out of the water is not going to serve anyone especially well.

Suppose if Bernie actually won the White House (most unlikely because the Presidential race is determined by four swing States, and so far Bernie has given the finger to two of them), politics would lock up. His healthcare, education, immigration and tax proposals (all absolutely in urgent need of addressing) would amount to zip.

Bernie Sanders is an incredibly talented campaigner and great credit is due — especially for pointing to issues. Unfortunately, Bernie is way less talented as a politician. His record in both the House and Senate says this — Klobuchar and Warren have been infinitely more productive.