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Bernie didn't get cheated. He bowed out for the payoff. The guy's always been a grifter and that payoff was probably his plan all along.
Whether or not this is true, never forget that it was disaffected Bernie Bros who pushed Trump over the finish line in 2016. Trump's margin in the key rust belt states was smaller than the # of Bernie Bros who voted for him in those states.
Whether you agreed with him or not, Bernie spoke to the key issues important to his supporters - mostly financial, being disenfranchised, etc. - and ignited such a passion that when the DNC stole the nomination from him and tried to stuff Hillary down the Dems' throats, the Bernie Bros were so furious they voted Republican, and ended up giving the election to Trump.
We don't like Bernie or his ideas, but don't underestimate the effect he had by speaking to people about problems that mattered to them. I don't personally think Bernie faked the whole thing for a payoff. I think he truly believed in what he was doing, but he and his family were threatened by people more than willing to kill them and settled for a consolation prize (which was bad, but wasn't all that big by DS standards).