Your top candidate honeymooned in the Soviet Union and preaches Soviet doctrine.
Took a moment to realize you were talking about Bernie Sanders. Not my top candidate. The whole "Democratic Socialist" thing is a bridge too far left. If someone tells you they are a socialist, they probably are a socialist. I think they should run on a socialist party ticket. I think there is a nation socialist party in this country. He should have run on that party, forcing voters to choose that party if they wanted that party. He is an effective campaigner, apparently in at least two states. I think Trump should have run on a different party. He doesn't reflect the republican party of the last 60 years, only a strong man top down rule by propaganda party. Not sure what you would call it, but I sure Putin would have a name for it.