My alternative thought (which others have also expressed on this forum)
Joe will be used to eliminate the rest of the field, then suddenly he will be eliminated and Hillary will jump in to save the party and country.
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All Joe has to do is pick a young commie for his running mate (once he gets the nomination) and the Bernie bots will flock to him.