Isn't it amazing today's Clinton Democrats continue to blame Sanders or Russians for Trump? In a presidential election obviously reflecting the Year of The Outsider, Bernie was the clear choice of the people who thought they were getting an Outsider when they voted for Obama. Sanders drew seven of every 10 Independent voters and he had populist grassroots coat-tails that would have brought Congress back to Democrats.
Folks in the ham and egg diners on Main Street, Everywhere USA knew had Clinton been elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020 there would have been a Bush or a Clinton in the presidency for nine of 11 administrations and four of the past five presidential elections. America's electorate want a democracy, not a monarchy!
Don't forget Daddy Bush went from directing the CIA into the vice presidency eventually becoming president. And many folks back then thought they were getting pure Reagan? Nope. It's all about power and money in a system which functions on behalf of the corporate oligarchy. The 2016 presidential set-up became no choice at all as a multi-millionaire went against a billionaire, not what the people wanted.
Sadly, the Democrats still controlling the DNC are more in tune with Wall Street than they are with the people. Have you noticed Wall Street, like under Obama, is doing very well under Trump? The bottom line is money rules over everything, including party loyalty.
According to the monthly Gallop tracking poll Independents comprise 45% of the electorate and Democrats and Republicans bounce back and forth between 25-30%. I doubt we'll see any change in the politics of America until those Independent voter registrations increase well past the 50% mark. Having more Independents would also make it more difficult for them to gerrymander the congressional districts!