He went up against a rigged system (front-loaded and rules in Hillary’s favor, including the limited debates, a Party Chair in her back pocket, and the Super-dels to be the presumptive winner before Iowa and actual voters had a say), did pretty darned well in spite of that, but came up short.
This is a crock of sh*t.
The first big criticism this year was that the DNC had sponsored “only” six debates between Clinton and Bernie Sanders in some sort of conspiracy to impede the Vermont senator. This rage was built on ignorance: The DNC at first announced it would sponsor six debates in 2016, just as it had in 2008 and 2004. (In 2012, Barack Obama was running for re-election. Plus, while the DNC announced it would sponsor six debates in 2008, only five took place.) Debates cost money, and the more spent on debates, the less available for the nominee in the general election. Plus, there is a reasonable belief among political experts that allowing the nominees to tear each other down over and over undermines their chances in the general election, which is exactly what happened with the Republicans in 2012
Still, in the face of rage by Sanders supporters, the number of DNC-sponsored debates went up to nine—more than have been held in almost 30 years. Plans for a 10th one, scheduled for May 24, were abandoned after it became mathematically impossible for Sanders to win the nomination.
the argument that the DNC rigged the debates is, by any rational analysis, garbage. For those who still believe it, hats made of tin foil are available on Amazon.
And lets not forget that when actual voters had a say, Clinton trounced sanders by 4 million votes.
Where Sanders did well is in caucuses which are designed to suppress the vote. Caregivers, voters with disabilities, working folks, the elderly, and those unwilling to be harangued by others who may be more verbose and physically demonstrative are denied the opportunity to have their votes matter in these caucus arrangements.
face it, your preferred candidate lost and the thought of his opponent becoming President left many of your ilk willing to endure the election of a proto-fascist to “teach us all a lesson”. Congratulations, you did. just not the one thought it would be.