The DNC has made it clear they are no longer a progressive party, and that they don't want Sanders - to the point where one could argue some in the DNC would prefer Trump winning, rather than Sanders. So, why should the citizenry stay with them, then, if it were to become clear that Sanders won't win the nomination, or if it were to possibly lead to an unfair contested convention where super delegates - some of them Republican supporters - will clearly not vote for him?

The opportunity for a third party to come to exist has never been better. Sanders has a lot of grass roots campaign money he could use to establish a third party option for the presidential elections and the for the future of the USA, and he'd actually have enough support to possibly win. He could unite smaller progressive parties in multiple states under one roof.

Not only that, but there's already representatives in power who would likely join such party, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, already giving such a party power in the government. It would help stop governmental gridlock by forcing a majority party to work with the other two parties. It would be easier to grow a progressive movement through a third party than the through the Democratic party who will always try their best to stop progressives who are running in their party.

Time and time again, Biden has been criticized as someone who won't get any real progress done because he'll try to negotiate too much with Republicans, and in the end just give in and pass right wing policy anyhow - but isn't that exactly what the progressives are doing with the conservative Democrats? Instead, progressives should learn from the errors (or, more likely, willful charade in some cases) of the Democrats and their past mistakes with trying to negotiate with a right wing party and not follow in step by negotiating with the right wing Democrats, but actually pull the nation leftwards with a new party, for a new generation.

If it becomes clear he cannot win the nomination through the DNC, then at least if he runs as a third party, we actually have the opportunity of a Sanders for President. We have a clearer shot at defeating Donald Trump. There are people who only support Trump because they rightfully do not trust the Democratic party, and even more people who only will vote for Biden because they fear Trump and would have no other option. Sanders can unite these people, and the only reason it appears he can't is because of how many states have closed primaries where you MUST be a registered as a Democrat in order to vote. There are many who are disgusted with both parties who are not registered and would want Sanders as an option, but cannot vote for him.

I'm certain mainstream media will attempt to spin a petition like this, or Sanders himself starting a 3rd party, as evidence that he is causing division, or to say that he will cause Trump to win (even though 9 out of 10 Sanders supporters voted for Hillary anyway in 2016). I'm certain that if this gains traction, some will link to this petition without even having read this far, just to say that Sanders own goal is to sow division. After all, 40% of people only read the headline.

But this does not matter - the mainstream media will always put Sanders and his supporters in as negative a light as possible anyhow. The truth is, Sanders has created a movement of unity like never before, one which Republicans and Democrats can support, both former and current - and the only reason this is not shown is because he is suppressed at every corner by the powers that be to make the opposite seem true.

He has created a movement where people can vote with hope, rather than fear.

No more voting out of fear of Trump and the Republicans.

No more voting out of fear of the Democrats.

But voting out of hope for change of the better, and actually being represented - of having a politician who works for the people, rather than one who yells at his constituents that he is "not working for you" (Joe Biden, March 2020)

Sanders may not be viable through this Democratic primary thanks to the tactics of the DNC, but we must not give up hope. Too many depend on it - their lives depend on it - humanity depends on it. If the primaries seem like a lost cause with the next round of voting, then rather than resigning to a hopeless fate of having to vote between a corporate conservative and an authoritarian, let's make our own option and actually vote for our beliefs and ideals, and for a better future - an option to vote for Sanders for President!