Bernie slammed the Dems because they deserved it, but Bernie's crazy followers were what did him in. They were a personality cult that didn't care if they were actually helping to put Trump in office.
Bernie and Joe were longtime friends, and that alliance helped greatly in getting progressives behind Joe's agenda. Joe was the not-Trump. He had decades of experience, great relationships across the aisle (or so he thought), and he was moderate enough to please even the independents, which is why …