You are living in a fantasy world much larger than the one you think Sanders lives in then.

I do.
And just because Trump or Cruz or Bush or anyone else may disingenuously try and co-opt a similar platform does not mean we should cower and shut up about those very real issues. Besides which, I don't agree that he brought up Sanders that often, and most were about how he was treated by the Hillary campaign, whether real or imagined. I never once heard him say he agreed with Sanders on anything. They were talking about two different things. On immigration they were at opposites, and trade agreements were an easy target as they were generally despised, and he never did actually mean any of that.

Sorry, we agree to disagree.

In a dismal year, Sanders was and is one of the bright spots of 2016. And the hope, now small, but still shimmering down in the dust that so many Americans were not put off by a Democratic "Socialist", if they actually got to hear what is meant by that term in a modern context for Americans. That was amazing that he continued to gain momentum even being shunned basically by the MSM. His yuuuuuuge rallies. And I am encouraged by the Democratic leadership now that recognizes, maybe late, of just how ready the country may by for a 'revolution' of sorts. And that revolution starts within the Democratic party.