We are in DIRE need of Bernie throwing his support behind the party, if he loses the nomination. "

Hi, Mrrzy - agreed to a point - BUT don't put all the onus on Bernie himself . He SHOULD fight the good fight right up to the wire.

However, if the last-ditch, diehard, "Clinton will get my vote when they pry it from my cold, dead hands" Sandersnistas are not smart enough and practical enough at the end of the day to vote for Clinton (and I am not and have never been a fan of Hillary OR her husband) to prevent that piece of Trumpshit from gaining the presidency then it will be THEIR fault - not Bernie's - for reprising the 2000 election and the Naderoids who handed the presidency to George Dumbya Bush.

I'm still in hopes that H. L. Mencken was wrong, but there are plenty of current indicators that he was right on the money:

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."