Bernie is the loss-leader. Hillary is the reality.
I'm inclined to agree, which is why the current breathless speculation about the FBI finally forcing the likes of Loretta Lynch to forego quashing the charges against Hillary make me smile a cynical smile. She has, in addition, a near-monopoly on the super-delegates that infest the Democrat convention system. This one's about pure machine political power, amoral and utterly ruthless. They're going to have to make a show out of Bernie, complete with a fake reconciliation (bought by a cabinet office - sound familiar?) and a tearful pledge to throw his support to Her Heinousness. I'm hoping it won't be enough to put her over nationally but the convention is looking like a lock.