If your front porch is on fire --maybe better to postpone adding on that family room

[Always Randy]

In my 70 years I have not seen a more "clear and present" danger than Donald Trump. Real estate people I know would liken this to your front porch being on fire. As a Bernie supporter--except for my vote---I think putting Bernie in the GE against Trump is like adding the family room while the front porch is burning.

Nate Silver seems to be "Jimmie the Greek " on the prediction here and I am fearful of a divided Democratic Party will be a massive risk to our country.

Here's a 538 piece that presents it pretty well.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hillary-clintons-got-this/

[Always Randy]

1. a little fervor check too

usually the vigilant Bernie fans will comment hard . fast, and often but it seems to be lowering down a bit---maybe they are seeing the front porch burning as Trump continues to win primaries.

[Agschmid]

2. Sunday morning is usually pretty slow on DU.

[Always Randy]

3. college educated people who have always slept in on Sunday

and never once took an 8 am class in college----my family is full of them ----that is why I am awake and they are asleep ----

[Agschmid]

4. I don't know of many 8 am classes on a Sunday...

I'm up because I'm working.

If I wasn't I'd be in bed still.

[Always Randy]

5. it's a combo

sleep in on sunday----and never take an 8 during the week ---early am never bothered me---late nights used to do me in ----thank you for your responses Ageschmid

[MoonRiver]

19. I was one who would wait too long to register, and frequently end up with the 8 am class.

And I'm a Hillary supporter! Go figure. But, I have to say, I always completed those early classes.

[vintx]

6. How does that make any sense at all when Sanders polls better against Trump than she does?

[MoonRiver]

20. The GOP has not turned its hate machine on Sanders. If they ever do, Katy bar the door.

Despite the best efforts of GOP and Bernie, Hillary has still gotten more votes than all the other candidates, proof positive, at the grass roots level, that Americans LIKE Hillary Clinton.

Edit: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511533691

[Trust Buster]

7. Your fivethirtyeight piece was spot on.

I've been making the same statistical analysis on this forum and the Sanders crowd have roundly rejected the math.

[AgadorSparticus]

14. I have seen it. Hang in there. I have faith that the Sanders crowd will come around.

[Vote2016]

8. it does take courage to stand for what you believe in

[Broward]

9. Hillary and her cohorts helped light the match.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. If you are 70, why are you only now getting around to openly opposing Donald Trump?

I started in 1983. Organized groups of activists have been targeting him for his racism and greed since not long after that. He was a regular target of the ACT UP NY Majority Committee. ACT UP called the committee for 'minorities' the Majority Committee because the majority of people with HIV/AIDS were racial and ethnic minorities. That is still the case.

Were you and Jimmy the Greek there or were you off somewhere with Hillary praising Ronald Reagan for doing the exact things he is infamous for refusing to do? How is it that you are just now aware of Trump?

I think he's less intimidating to those of us who are used to dealing with him. I mean, Hillary was socially pleasant to him and their daughters are friends. I would not share a smart cocktail with Donald. That has been the case since 1983. So Hillary and Bill have social contact with this clear and present danger they could not identify as such when millions of regular Americans could. Explain that.

[Always Randy]

21. naive

[Armstead]

11. The foundation is rotting -- that's what Sanders and supporters want to fix

Rather than building a family room, Sanders is talking about fixing the rotting and corrupt foundation.

We can both put out the fire and fix the foundation with a Democratic Party that actually stands up for THE PEOPLE instead of Corporate and Wall St. Oligarchs.

[BernieforPres2016]

12. Nate Silver? The "expert" who gave Bernie a less than 1% chance of winning Michigan?

The guy who averages a bunch of polls and somehow gets thought of as a genius?

Anybody who doesn't realize that Trump is going to hammer Hillary on 2 critical issues where she is vulnerable and Bernie isn't (selling access and political influence to large contributors and supporting every major trade deal) either hasn't thought this out or is in the tank for Hillary, or both.

[jcgoldie]

18. Romney folks ignored Silver too

If you don't like math then just deny that it governs the universe. Brilliant!

[jcgoldie]

17. lol you are ignoring the poster because he mentioned Nate Silver?

Welcome to ... I'm fucking hyperbolic and ridiculous

[Skwmom]

15. I think putting up Hillary in the GE is like nominating the poster person for everything people find

wrong with our bought and paid for government.

[A Little Weird]

16. If the whole house is rotten and falling apart

Maybe it's better to burn it down and rebuild.