I agree. I don't think Sanders has a chance at nabbing the candidacy. But I also do agree with low_ho_fosho (typing that made my chuckle a bit) - as long as Sanders makes an effort to make waves within the Democratic Party, whether or not he wins or loses is irrelevant. If Sanders manages to make a big enough splash to influence the discouse within his own party, whoever the candidate ends up being will most likely (or more likely) be willing to adopt some of his ideas, given there is a substantial amount of support. I don't particularly agree with some of his proposed policies (free higher education is one I hear the most), but unless the Republican line aligns a little bit more towards where I'm comfortable at (center with a splash of left), then the Democrats is still the party with my interests in mind.