The Clown Car Fills

[Thumpalumpacus]

Clinton won't be pulled towards the center by Sanders.   Sanders can't defeat Clinton during the primaries, and his reputation with broader electorate is such that it would pay dividends during the national election for clinton To be seen distancing herself from sanders during the primaries.

I disagree. He is going to be loud about no brainer left issues like campaign finance reform, climate change, sensible gun control, and legislative reform. Issues that Hillary would rather not comment on lest she offend a wallet. But these no brainer issues that the VAST majority of the electorate are aligned on would not be discussed at all if it weren't for people like Bernie Sanders. And forcing Hillary to answer questions that have obvious answers which pander to the electorate rather than the money will be a good thing.

Sanders will get attention, make no mistake, but he won't get the nomination, because the money will not follow him. Democratic money will flow to Clinton because she represents moneyed interests. 

I'm glad he's running, even though I wouldn't vote for him myself. It's good to have a wider spectrum of candidates. But as a recent thread here showed, even free-thinkers often prefer to pick winners rather than vote their conscience.

Chuck's analysis is spot-on.