He clearly views stopping Trump as a moral imperative in 2020 in a way he wasn't able to effectively articulate in 2016. Even though in 2016 he did support Clinton in meaningful ways, he wasn't actively pleading with his base to support her the way he has with Biden.
It's important to remember that Sanders is legitimately patriotic, and believes that the continuity of America as a nation state with strong democratic institutions as paramount. Trump clearly doesn't represent the immediate threat the media likes to make it out to be, but his reelection would absolutely put the country on a path of far weaker institutions and global standing.
I know plenty of Bernie supporters who feel the same way he does. I'm not one of them, but I am pretty sure I get where they are coming from. I don't think it's a surprise that Bernie would be pushing people to vote for Biden.
He clearly views stopping Trump as a moral imperative in 2020 in a way he wasn't able to effectively articulate in 2016. Even though in 2016 he did support Clinton in meaningful ways, he wasn't actively pleading with his base to support her the way he has with Biden.
It's important to remember that Sanders is legitimately patriotic, and believes that the continuity of America as a nation state with strong democratic institutions as paramount. Trump clearly doesn't represent the immediate threat the media likes to make it out to be, but his reelection would absolutely put the country on a path of far weaker institutions and global standing.
I know plenty of Bernie supporters who feel the same way he does. I'm not one of them, but I am pretty sure I get where they are coming from. I don't think it's a surprise that Bernie would be pushing people to vote for Biden.