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I really don't get the "Bernie would have won" mentality. The biggest issues that people officially complain about when it comes to Harris is that she is 'going to bring about socialism'. He's actually a self described socialist flavor, and all the "moderates" who claim they are socially liberal but fiscally conservative would still let the moneyed interests win.
I voted for Sanders in the 2016 primary. In hindsight, I think he would have suffered a political wipeout somewhere between Corbyn '19 and McGovern '72. There are shit-tons of oppo that Clinton (and Biden) never used against him, stuff that supporters can explain away in theory but sounds absolutely toxic to swing voters. Combine that with Trump getting the full backing of his right-wing base, corporate America, and a not-insignificant chunk of the more craven Democrats, and it would have been a total disaster.