Your first two paragraphs are factually incorrect: Biden won the vast majority of polls during the primaries, and the candidate with the second most poll wins was Elizabeth Warren - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

Bernie Sanders didn't lose because this mysterious "establishment" turned on him - seriously, that sounds like some kind of QAnon deep state level conspiracy theory. He lost because more people voted for Biden in the primaries, and it wasn't even close.

Deep (Safe) colors: >20%
Solid (Likely) colors: 10 - 19.9%
Light (Lean) colors: 5 - 9.9%
Very light (Tilt) colors: 2 - 4.9%
Brown (Toss Up): <2%

What you guys are seeing here is a projection of the 2036 Electoral College Map (with 2020 Electoral Vote distribution, it will be updated for 2024) based on current voting % trends, as listed below:

R = Republican
D = Democrat
* = Bullshit (Trump was so unpopular among Mormons that I really doubt that Utah is flipping left THAT much, if at all. If the GOP gets ANY other candidate on the ballot, it'll swing right back the other way.)

The reasons I went with 2004 as a comparison is because that was the last time a Republican incumbent was running for reelection (Bush Jr.) and I thought 4 elections and 16 years were nice even numbers to compare to. If we look at the table and how the 2024 Electoral Map would've effected the races in '04 and this year, it gets pretty clear why the Republicans want to keep the Electoral College. Because it's the best shot they have of winning the election. Because with how the vast majority of these states, 36 of them + D.C. to be exact, have been trending further to the left, they wouldn't stand a chance if it was decided via the popular vote. But, based on all these trends, it looks like it's not going to matter either way. Even if some or most of these states aren't actually trending they way the numbers say they are (Utah going blue? Are you kidding me?) It highlights what we have already known for a while, that the "Blue Wave" is coming. I thought this might give us a better idea of 'where' it's coming from. 

If these trends are accurate, the deep blue states like CA, WA, OR, CO, VA, NY CT, MA MD, RI, NJ, IL, etc. are going to keep getting bluer. Some of the deep red states like ND, SD, AR, MO, TN, and LA are going to keep getting redder. Some basic shit we already knew. 

What's interesting to see is some of the states that are projected to swing within the next 16 years. Assuming these are accurate, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas should all be solid blue by 2036. And ironically enough, those are the states where all the Electoral Votes are headed. While the states that are trending red a good chunk of the Rust belt such as Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan are LOSING Electoral Votes. Those 4 states altogether should be worth 57 Electoral Votes in 2024, Texas alone will be worth 41, add Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona to that, and they'd be worth 85. I just find it funny how the very system that Republicans are trying to keep alive is the one that could very well screw them over for years and years to come. 

What made me raise an eyebrow is that some of these states that are deep red at the moment, might come close to being battlegrounds or even shift blue completely in the near future. States such as Kansas, Nebraska, South Carolina could become plausible for the Democrats in the near future and Alaska may even go blue. And some states like Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, and Indiana may not be too far out of reach in 16 years.

I'm not sure how these trends are going to go. If they keep continuing like they have been, or if some candidate catches fire from either side and completely throws a curveball into everything or what, but if all of these are accurate and continue down the paths they have been, well, I wouldn't want to be a Republican right now.

Deep (Safe) colors: >20%
Solid (Likely) colors: 10 - 19.9%
Light (Lean) colors: 5 - 9.9%
Very light (Tilt) colors: 2 - 4.9%
Brown (Toss Up): <2%

What you guys are seeing here is a projection of the 2036 Electoral College Map (with 2020 Electoral Vote distribution, it will be updated for 2024) based on current voting % trends, as listed below:

R = Republican
D = Democrat
* = Bullshit (Trump was so unpopular among Mormons that I really doubt that Utah is flipping left THAT much, if at all. If the GOP gets ANY other candidate on the ballot, it'll swing right back the other way.)

The reasons I went with 2004 as a comparison is because that was the last time a Republican incumbent was running for reelection (Bush Jr.) and I thought 4 elections and 16 years were nice even numbers to compare to. If we look at the table and how the 2024 Electoral Map would've effected the races in '04 and this year, it gets pretty clear why the Republicans want to keep the Electoral College. Because it's the best shot they have of winning the election. Because with how the vast majority of these states, 36 of them + D.C. to be exact, have been trending further to the left, they wouldn't stand a chance if it was decided via the popular vote. But, based on all these trends, it looks like it's not going to matter either way. Even if some or most of these states aren't actually trending they way the numbers say they are (Utah going blue? Are you kidding me?) It highlights what we have already known for a while, that the "Blue Wave" is coming. I thought this might give us a better idea of 'where' it's coming from. 

If these trends are accurate, the deep blue states like CA, WA, OR, CO, VA, NY CT, MA MD, RI, NJ, IL, etc. are going to keep getting bluer. Some of the deep red states like ND, SD, AR, MO, TN, and LA are going to keep getting redder. Some basic shit we already knew. 

What's interesting to see is some of the states that are projected to swing within the next 16 years. Assuming these are accurate, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas should all be solid blue by 2036. And ironically enough, those are the states where all the Electoral Votes are headed. While the states that are trending red a good chunk of the Rust belt such as Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan are LOSING Electoral Votes. Those 4 states altogether should be worth 57 Electoral Votes in 2024, Texas alone will be worth 41, add Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona to that, and they'd be worth 85. I just find it funny how the very system that Republicans are trying to keep alive is the one that could very well screw them over for years and years to come. 

What made me raise an eyebrow is that some of these states that are deep red at the moment, might come close to being battlegrounds or even shift blue completely in the near future. States such as Kansas, Nebraska, South Carolina could become plausible for the Democrats in the near future and Alaska may even go blue. And some states like Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, and Indiana may not be too far out of reach in 16 years.

I'm not sure how these trends are going to go. If they keep continuing like they have been, or if some candidate catches fire from either side and completely throws a curveball into everything or what, but if all of these are accurate and continue down the paths they have been, well, I wouldn't want to be a Republican right now.

Primaries and General elections are not the same thing.  Youth vote was actually way up this general election and Biden won it fairly handily.  Could Bernie have won it bigger maybe but there are many people like my self that believe it would not have compensated for the lost of suburban voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia.

Have to fight by the rules given not the one we want and the reality is running the score up in solid blue states even more would not won the election.

It impossible to know what would of happen but I know Biden won and I don't know and am very skeptical Bernie would have won.  

Supreme Court denied the petition to block certification in Texas. There were no dissents (which doesn't necessarily mean the whole court agreed, but that they didn't feel strongly enough to want to be on the record). Guess the judges Trump appointed are in on the conspiracy. I knew it was smart of me to send Kavanaugh that case of beer. He likes beer.

The result is obvious. I was hoping the court would have went a bit further and made a strong statement. That's not something required, or even typical in these cases, but it'd be good if they did to make it clear they're not going to accept any more frivolous lawsuits, and maybe to even go a step further to clarify that they won't participate in a hysterically inept coup. That'd be nice.

On the other hand, you could say that they made a point by treating the case with the seriousness it warranted. It was dismissed within minutes with a sentence. The best part is that Justice Alito sped up the process just so he could dismiss it faster XD.

It is reassuring to see that a court that leans conservative by 6:3 and where a third of the justice were appointed by Trump has rejected the suit.

It's getting even crazier now, Texas is apparently suing to get the results thrown out in four states: https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-12-08/long-shot-texas-case-urges-supreme-court-to-act-on-trump-election-challenges

Hopefully this is thrown out just as decisively, this is getting insane, I don't recall ever seeing anything like this happen in a developed nation.

There's also the fact that Sanders did really poorly among black voters in primaries. That could have been particularly problematic in Georgia where black voters are about a third of the electorate or so, and the margin of victory was so narrow. That means Trump could have won by taking 2/4 in PA, AZ, MI, or WI. Would have been real close...

Sanders platform of democratic socialism appears to resonate with voters under 30. When it came to young people, the Vermont senator comfortably beat Biden in every state’s exit polling.

The same holds true among young, black voters. Although Biden’s Obama-era legacy sustained his loyalty primarily among black elders, black Democrats under 30 overwhelmingly supported Sanders.

Sanders also won the overall majority of Latinos far ahead of Biden 

Sanders won overwhelmingly the under 40's in all demographics (future of the party), Biden won the over 40's (not the future of the party)

Those demographics are the future of the Dem party, those groups loved what Sanders as a socialist was talking 

Your first two paragraphs are factually incorrect: Biden won the vast majority of polls during the primaries, and the candidate with the second most poll wins was Elizabeth Warren - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

Bernie Sanders didn't lose because this mysterious "establishment" turned on him - seriously, that sounds like some kind of QAnon deep state level conspiracy theory. He lost because more people voted for Biden in the primaries, and it wasn't even close.

Why would the Democratic party back Bernie when Biden defeated him?

A better argument is that Sanders would have done worse because he had less support among Democratic voters than Hillary Clinton, and was also more hated by right-wingers.

Of course Sanders would have won if had more supporters, but he didn't, that's why he lost. That's kind of the point of voting.

It's naive to think Sanders would have automatically been able to implement all these massive reforms. That's not how democracy works in Western nations.

Also, what conspiracy? Are you seriously suggesting the election was fraudulent? Do you have any proof of that?

One of the biggest problems is this sort of zealotry on the right, but it clearly occurs on the left, too. Just because your candidate of choice isn't as popular as you think they should be doesn't mean there's a conspiracy.