Bernie isn’t marketable and neither is hard socialism. Obama won on hopey-changey platitudes and cause he’s a “cool Black guy” (and Blacks came out for him).
Bernie is a freaky looking White-haired kook from Vermont. I don’t think he gets many votes beyond the “always dem” vote which is not (yet) over 50%. I have a lot of trouble seeing him win unless our nominee Fs up big time.
And dem power brokers know this and for that reason I can’t see him being allowed to win the nomination.