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Sarah Frostenson

How much of an electoral downside is it for Biden, though, if Sanders supporters don’t rally around him in the general? Enough that it could make a difference in some key swing states?

Galen Druke

I think that the sentiment that the process was rigged ran deep in 2016. I think if this turns out to be a more decisive victory for Biden, it is going to be easier for Sanders supporters to move on. There will be less of a sense that they were wronged, even if they are frustrated by folks coalescing around Biden.

Clare Malone

But seriously: I do think the Yang endorsement of Biden is interesting insofar as he is the type of candidate (outsider, young, economic, single-issue) who appealed to some Sanders types. I wonder how/if he’ll be used as a surrogate by the Biden team.


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