And so it begins (hard to believe this article is from the same NY Daily News that exposed Sanders as unable to articulate his policies):

"Bernie Sanders would make a great third-party candidate — under a reformed Electoral College system"

At his core, Bernie Sanders is an anti-establishment politician who loathes the corruption and influence of outside money in both the Democratic and Republican parties. As a general rule, he doesn't attend swanky fund-raising dinners or accept the support of shady super PACs. Yet, in order to have influence in American politics, the longest serving independent in congressional history was basically forced to shape-shift himself into a Democrat. No doubt, he's a square peg in a round hole and I never got the feeling he was truly welcome. In spite of wining over 20 primary contests, hardly a single member of the Democratic establishment supported his campaign to become their nominee for President. Even today, and almost every day, I see Democratic elites tweet their agitation or downright anger that Bernie has any sway in the party whatsoever.

Yet, he remains the most popular elected official in the country. And contrary to worn-out myths about who supports Bernie the most, a recent study shows his approval ratings are actually higher among African-Americans and women than they are among all white people and men.

That means we have a problem. The people of America love Bernie Sanders. They love what he stands for. They love his policy positions. They love how he rejects outside money and speaks out against corporations and politicians who violate his core beliefs. Yet, he'll never be fully welcome in the Democratic Party.

I desperately wanted Bernie Sanders to run a third party campaign against Trump and Clinton last year, and my understanding is he very much wanted to do so as well. I actually think Bernie would have done very well against the two least-liked presidential candidates in American history, but Sanders opted not to run with an outside party. I was told by several campaign insiders that the decision wasn't an easy one. Sanders knew Clinton would struggle against Trump, he said as much throughout his campaign, and neither candidate really represented his core values, but he also knew the way our government is set up stacks the deck firmly against third-party candidates."