Sounds like a Trump WIN to me.
Getting Bernie to say, “I am not a Communist”, is the campaign ad, if Bernie’s still in the game by then.
The Dems understand this. Trump understands this. The denial implicates better than proof. This is used on stupid Pubbies all the time.
The key to a Bernie candidacy is his VP, because if Bernie is elected, that person will be President before the end of his first term.