In 2020, Bernie was winning a plurality, but the more moderate lane had a strong majority. After Biden won South Carolina bolstered by the Black vote there, the other moderate candidates (Klobuchar and Buttigieg) dropped out. Biden also had a strong lead in polling in Super Tuesday, so there was no point in the other moderate candidates continuing. Bernie was never getting more than around 1/4 of the vote.
In 2016, Hillary pushed to clear the field of strong contenders. That more or less happened, so it’s hard to tell how many people actually liked Bernie (though that was a good chunk) and how many disliked being denied a healthy slate of candidates to pick from. I’m not sure what shenanigans you’re referring to. Was it her giving debate questions ahead of time? If so, that was incredibly bone headed on both Brazil and Podesta’s parts. The questions were ones that Hillary was certainly already prepared for. One was death penalty related, so generic as they come. The other was a local person asking about lead pipes. In Flint, MI. Not exactly a curve ball.
In 2020, Bernie was winning a plurality, but the more moderate lane had a strong majority. After Biden won South Carolina bolstered by the Black vote there, the other moderate candidates (Klobuchar and Buttigieg) dropped out. Biden also had a strong lead in polling in Super Tuesday, so there was no point in the other moderate candidates continuing. Bernie was never getting more than around 1/4 of the vote.
In 2016, Hillary pushed to clear the field of strong contenders. That more or less happened, so it’s hard to tell how many people actually liked Bernie (though that was a good chunk) and how many disliked being denied a healthy slate of candidates to pick from. I’m not sure what shenanigans you’re referring to. Was it her giving debate questions ahead of time? If so, that was incredibly bone headed on both Brazil and Podesta’s parts. The questions were ones that Hillary was certainly already prepared for. One was death penalty related, so generic as they come. The other was a local person asking about lead pipes. In Flint, MI. Not exactly a curve ball.