I personally believe the DNC and Clinton felt Sanders would be the perfect opponent to easily beat in that election. Able to use him as a single challenger while using his claim of being a socialist against him. Martin O'Malley basically unheard of was window dressing and quickly disposed of. So they were attempting to avoid what happened in 2008 with Obama using the socialist managed perception in regards to Sanders.

I've been following Sanders for over a decade. Having first learn of him during my time as an over the road truck driver about 2006. Listening to Sirius Radio there's a program on the Left Channel called the Thom Hartmann show. He has a 3 hour show in which on Fridays he had an hour dedicated to what he called Brunch with Bernie each week. The first politician I found with ideology that resembles mine.

Anyways. I believe the DNC and Clinton made a grave error in underestimating how many people there are who understand the Marx ideology of a true socialist means of production theory who see the effects of capitalism. As I spent that time on facehack advocating for Sanders, I also witnessed many people in comments I communicated with who were changing party affiliation, or looking into such, to vote for Sanders. Independents who needed to and republicans. You might be surprised at the number or republicans who no longer recognize the party as one they've been a part of for decades, of all ages and generations, who were changing to vote for him. He blew that! Many went back to vote for Trumps con job.

Sanders put up a pussy fight in the debates. I was using Clinton's neoliberal history and litany of lies while he merely used a few talking points on repetitive mode, never exposing the real person and politician she is. And I'll argue he is doing the very same thing today especially concerning Biden. He remained silent even though the writing of rigged was all over the election from day one starting in Iowa. He still remains silent to it today not using it as a cause for himself. Or how about this, out today, will he remain silent?

DNC Insiders Plot Return of Superdelegates to Stop Sanders at Convention

[truthout.org]

This would again reward him the justice to finally speak out the truth of that party it gave him in 2016. They gave him in 2016 a valid reason to run as an Independent when they screwed him and his supporters. He had a duty to his supporters to carry on that revolution! We shall see though. Win or lose his true colors are about to be exposed. I'll say again in my opinion.

@William_Mary People do not understand that there is a difference between socialism and communism.

I argue a democratic win would not have been better. I also often theorize that Trump might have been preordained to be the winner.

Clinton's foreign policy, especially towards Syria, was more war hawkish than Trumps con speak. Her past history as both from within the white house of her husbands administration and time as SOS speaks volumes towards this.

You want me to believe that the amount of support Sanders had in 2016 alone, but now combined with 2020, which is a 1000 times greater than Perot, Nader, and Stein, combined at all times of their runs, is not enough support to run as an independent!?! As using the full exposed truths of our governance and media tactics to serve the deep state. If a genuine Sanders took his support to the Green Party as invited in 2016, he could have probably put that up to a win. A genuine socialist would have taken that popularity to SEP over the past 3 years and built a winning presidential run.

You have to also consider that the polls, primaries, and caucuses were all rigged with the help of media collaboration. So what you might believe as being a loss was most likely a significant win. All indications told a completely different story than was being reported. Crowd sizes at rallies. Crowd sizes at caucuses. In which at caucuses people were sent away falsely with provisional ballots. There are no provisional ballots for a caucus! You have to be present for your vote to count in what is basically an all day/night event. If the count is to close to declare a winner or tie, the 2 camps of supporters then mingle and attempt to sway others to their side. In which in all cases in Iowa Sanders supporters outnumber Clinton supporters greatly. What happened in Iowa set the tone for all the rest of the chaos in concerns to caucus states. Shutting Sanders surrogates and supporters out of meetings and counts, then refusing to allow observance and recounts. Note, even all national polls had Sanders beating Trump with high single to double digits compared to Clinton losing or barely ahead. Same as today with Biden or any other.

No, Sanders had what it takes, but he blew it. If those of us who now no longer believe in him seeing the con he pulled were in the numbers he'd be showing landslide right now. I simply don't even believe the numbers being posted about him today. Yea he's pulling in big crowds again today, but where do these people come from? You think maybe all those 2016 Clinton supporters just miraculously support Sanders now. I don't think so. But hey, take note. With any luck I'll be here when it's over. And when it is, win or lose, I'll be pointing out how he conned his supporters again.

@William_Mary If he had run as an independent or in the Green party, he would have split the left and Trump would have been guaranteed to win. He is playing the long game and now is the time for it to pay off. I have no reason to doubt his sincerity because he has been insanely consistent throughout his life. I am completely confident that he will fight as hard as he can to implement the policies that he is running on.

@RoboGraham I give you a hug preordained for when you'll need it. I'll turn you yet Sanders will help me or you'll have to be one of those in cognitive dissonance realm.

@William_Mary I don't doubt that there will be disappointment in the future and thanks, I guess, for your kind gesture.

What's your strategy? Who are you supporting?

@RoboGraham right now I'm fairly certain I'll vote for the SEP candidate.

I'm fairly certain Howie Hawkins will be the Green Party winner and has become questionable with his recent ridicule. I have 2 articles about that I intend to post on tomorrow morning once I study them more closely as I attempt to combine them in a single post.