But if you're going to recreate 2016 you need DEMS wasting their vote on someone like this
If we're going to recreated 2016, the Dem candidate is going to have to rig the primary so that a party hack gets on the ticket instead of who was chosen by the primary votes. Using super-delagates to fix the primary is a nice touch.
Then, bash voters in the 'fly-over' states and only campaign in the Democrat bastions of California and New York.
Then, get all the news media to celebrate your inevitable victory months in advance. Making the defeat that much sweeter.
Then it will be closer to 2016.