As the approval ratings for Trump, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and Congress circle the drain, one politician remains trusted by a shockingly large number of politicians: Bernie Sanders, who is polling +41% with independents, +28% with Democrats, and whose approval rating has steadily climbed since he hit the national stage in 2015.
So, naturally, the Democratic Party establishment is doing everything they can to sideline him, and keep his supporters out of positions of party power and off the mid-term ballots.