It was never meant to be a winning strategy. It was meant to keep the number 2 viable long enough to force number 1 to expend resources longer than otherwise would be the case. Nothing more than that.
And, BTW, your list could not possibly be more incorrect. Proving you are speaking to an issue you personally know nothing at all about. Which is all too common on this board.
His list was wrong, but it’s still stupid. Any conservative who votes for Sanders, even though it means there is a chance someone like that could become president is a fool. Really, it subconsciously means they like socialism.