Hillary Clinton

First, we do agree on nearly all of the underlying issues. I think Sanders has a lot of the right ideas; I'm just much more of a realist than he is. He has been more reasonable since California and I think "we" are probably expecting too much too soon considering the massive emotional investment that he, his campaign, and his supporters have made in this race. We also agree that we often conflate Sanders and his supporters (especially those on DU) a little too easily. I know I do, even though I tried very, very hard not to for a big chunk of this cycle.

All that being said, saying he'll do everything he can to defeat Trump doesn't *necessarily* indicate solidarity. Jill Stein and Gary Johnson want to defeat Trump, but also at the expense of Clinton. If I wasn't so sure that Sanders wouldn't (or can't) run as an Independent, I might be a little worried about him doing so, expecting the middle and the left to help him beat both Clinton and Trump, a la Ross Perot, though Ross ultimately failed.

But...we know it's not going to happen. A lot of people aren't so sure. I think the uncertainly is fed when Weaver says stuff like "we're still fighting for the nomination". Our logical side knows he's full of shit, but that pesky pessimistic side isn't so sure.

Of course, in the end, arguing with DU Sanders supporters *still* doesn't help. lol