I just don't believe that fence-mending will be possible.

[LibDemAlways]

2. I've read posts on here that basically

suggested that Bernie supporters could pound sand. Hillary, herself, when asked this week, offered no olive branches, only a recitation of her vote total.

What's been lacking this election cycle is respect for the other side. From the get-go, the Hillary crowd has been treating Bernie like a fly buzzing the room who just needs a good swat. Rather than debate the issues civilly on this forum, I've seen him characterized on DU as a senile old man and "grandpa." That one's rich since, lest anyone forget, Hillary is a grandmother, too.

Undoubtedly, what we'll be hearing from the Hillary camp is Trump Trump Trump. Someone here yesterday suggested that it was our patriotic "duty" to vote Hillary to keep Trump out of the White House. All of the fear mongering and suggestions that I'm not a good citizen if I don't automatically vote for her won't do it for me.

I think one way they could mitigate some of the damage is by announcing a clearly to the left VP choice, but I don't see that happening. At that point the Dems would be sending mixed messages, and I don't think Hillary would want to be associated with truly progressive ideas. That's what it comes down to. The Hillary team has a fundamental problem. In order to keep Bernie supoorters in the fold, they'll have to make significant policy concessions and mean it -- not sure something I'd ever trust her to do. If she is the nominee, it will be an uphill battle against huge chunks of the electorate -- R's of course, the I's who've overwhelmingly supported Bernie, and half of her own party. It will be an interesting fall.