To the Editor:

In “Hillary Clinton’s Moment” (column, March 2), Frank Bruni mentions the possibility that “a disappointed Sanders voter” could choose to “sit on the sidelines or vote for Trump before siding with Clinton.” Being a Bernie fan myself, who would dearly love to see him win, I remember all too well what happened in 1968 when disillusioned young supporters of Eugene McCarthy stayed away in droves rather than vote for Hubert Humphrey (which helped throw the election to Richard Nixon).

I sincerely hope that should he lose the nomination to Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sanders will be able to persuade his disappointed young followers that they cannot afford to abstain. I hope that he will persuade them to take a deep breath, do their civic duty … and vote for his party’s nominee.

MAGGIE BERKVIST

New York