I have a theory that the Democratic leadership actually WANTS Bernie as the candidate.
Because they KNOW Trump will win in November. And if Bernie is the candidate they can blame the left wing of the party for the defeat and hopefully convince many to come back towards the middle.
Also, by having Bernie be the candidate only to be schlonged, it not only takes him out of future elections, it also takes out Hillary, Warren and Biden. They will all be too old to run again in 2024. That clears the way for the new crowd.
I also think that if he gets the nomination, the democrat party will do what they can to undermine him. After all, if Bernie does what he claims, it will destroy their gravy train much more than Trump ever could. Take Venezuela for example.
That would actually be really smart. Therefore I do not believe this is what they are thinking.
I agree 100%