About republicans using Sanders as a red piñata

Every day on DU we're treated to concern about Bernie's electability. Usually, in the form of red-baiting psychological projection over red-baiting. The concerned admonish us "Republicans will beat the stuffing out of Sanders on this, how will Bernie answer?...". The answer is us. Our steadfast support of our ideals, and resolve to not fall prey to the same old shit. It won't matter what fearmongering is issued from republican pie holes if we don't buy into it. Republican rhetoric will fall on deaf ears because, as we're learning from this remarkable campaign, more Americans agree with Bernie than fear him.