A Sanders/Trump election may lead to the lowest voter turnout of all time
I can absolutely understand how that might be the logical perception, however, America has awakened (as evidenced in Iowa). The turnout for whomever the republican nominee will be at record levels*.
* I just hope that it isn't for Trump.
It has been apparent for quite along time, that the Democrats were in trouble because of the issues. Obama lost on the issues also, but overcame that with being far more likable than Romney. The left painted Romney as the devil himself.
Hillary does not have that luxury, so it comes back to the issues. Bernie is just a token candidate, not showing how STRONG he is, but rather how WEAK Hillary is.
SURVEY SAYS............(just making a funny) that every GOP candidate will more than likely beat either of them, (except for Bush, but Bush could probably beat Bernie) although with different degrees of difficulty.
As far as the primaries, here is the deal-------------> nobody needs to do much of anything as long as the largest % of states voting are PROPORTIONAL. (meaning, you get 30% of the vote, you get 30% of the delegates) When they get to winner take all, especially large states, that is when the field needs to be down to 2 or 3.
I also believe some of you guys are misreading the tea leaves. Trump/Cruz voters from the GOP, almost the same people, anti-establishment. Many Trump voters are Democrats, but most "winner take all states" are closed primaries. (no Democrats or Independents, must be registered GOP) This is where Trump is going to have trouble, if he indeed does have trouble. That is why before he went to South Carolina, he made a stop or 2 in Florida. He is leading in Florida pretty well, but if a few more drop out before then, it could start spelling trouble.