OK, so a prominent DUer was banned for disloyalty to the Democratic Party.

[Hortensis]

394. RWs and anti-Democrats really make an interesting mix,

don't they? Although we must have infiltrators, I think most of Bernie's conservatives are here because they like his economic message.

According to what I've read in Pew, and in postings here, it seems like most of our right-wingers are likely to be socially conservative (thus the tension with DU's minorities) and economically more liberal. A number of people have stated at various times that they are supporting Bernie specifically because they themselves are not doing well economically. (Notably not because people in general, including or not including themselves, are not, as would be more typical of Bernie's liberal supporters. Like me.)

DU's conservatives, however, probably almost by definition are likely not "extremist," while our anti-Democrats and other far-left types are.

It's these far-leftists who really make me think of the tea-party, with their zeal, narrow-mindedness, dishonesty, rigid thought, hostility toward everything establishment and all who don't agree with them, and willingness to lose and destroy rather than compromise.

Of course, they're only a subset of all those supporting Bernie, but they certainly quite have an effect. Again, like the tea-partiers.

Anyway, that's my best take so far.