Bernie has told us the real reason all along, for years.
His real goal is a Socialist Revolution. He’s made no bones about that.
Sen. Sanders is a smart guy. He knows that a debate with Trump will undermine Clinton, and he knows that Trump will make love to Bernie’s supporters.
“I know Wall Street, I know how corrupt it is, and I agree with you,” Trump will say. “I know how rigged the primary process is for both parties,” he will add.
As a former Trokskyist, Bernie is fine with having Super Delegates vote against the 3 million+ more actual voters that Clinton has won, because it serves the Revolution. By undercutting Clinton in this Trump debate, he makes that more likely to happen.
Or, if a big chunk of his supporters back Trump because of the agreements he has with Bernie in this debate and Clinton is defeated, Bernie becomes the political leader of the opposition. President Trump makes things very, very bad, and the result is….
A Socialist Revolution.
Of course, lots and lots of people will get very badly hurt by a President Trump and his Republican Senate/House. But change is “messy,” Bernie points out.
If you had any doubt about whether Bernie would be a loyal member of a progressive Democratic Party, this is your answer.