Sanders is not going to be president, that is not what this is about.  Sanders&#x27; goal is to keep the debate focused on issues he and his followers cares about and forcing candidates to take stands on issues they would rather ignore, all in the hope of making small incremental changes.<p>Look at the Tea Party on the right.  By loudly forcing the debate to focus on their issues they managed to wield influence far beyond the size of their initial voting base, making more moderate candidates take stands on these issues and move the whole party towards the tea party line.