Sanders was a patsy for Clinton in 2016, put forth as an "alternative" candidate. The "rigged primary" was just an insurance policy against the possibility that Sanders actually ended up more popular than Clinton, and he was complicit in it. The True Believers don't care though, because they know both Sanders and Clinton are against the same things they are.
So the DNC put forth Bernie as an alternative to Hillary as the next Obama successor and had to rig it for Hillary because Bernie was too popular.
I don't feel the same way about the first part. I think Bernie wanted to win, and ran as a leftist populist. He wasn't put forth by the DNC as a foil to Hillary
Sanders was a patsy for Clinton in 2016, put forth as an "alternative" candidate. The "rigged primary" was just an insurance policy against the possibility that Sanders actually ended up more popular than Clinton, and he was complicit in it. The True Believers don't care though, because they know both Sanders and Clinton are against the same things they are.
So the DNC put forth Bernie as an alternative to Hillary as the next Obama successor and had to rig it for Hillary because Bernie was too popular.
I don't feel the same way about the first part. I think Bernie wanted to win, and ran as a leftist populist. He wasn't put forth by the DNC as a foil to Hillary