Bernie might have one foot in the grave, but win or lose, he will leave behind a grassroots movement and a lot of apprentices. I share your concerns about his electiblity in certain states, but mayor Pete has other issues with that same constituency, as do women candidates in general. IMHO old Joe would have the longest coattails among such voters, but if he can't get by the democratic party there ain't much point in carrying on if he blows SC. Bloomberg might make many Bernie supporters stay home, if there are issues with his nomination, but I don't figure he will get it. I think he's more interested in running 2 billion bucks worth of negative ads against Trump, he'll have lots of material to work with, perhaps he should spend a few more billion to do the mountain of it justice... I think Bloomberg already bought up all the TV ad time between now and november anyway. Hillary could win against Trump this time for fuck sake, so could Marx himself, so I figure Bernie's got a shot with the right VP pick, it's up to the donkeys my friend.