Bernie Sanders is a rare, principled politician. Clear on what needs to be done to fix America. Seriously committed to doing that. A smart realist who knows what he is up against, and who has told us that the challenges will not be met without our active help, by the millions. A very courageous man who also knows that he will be politically savaged by the right and by the Hillary "liberals", and is still stepping into the breech.
I believe he is doing it because he has an abiding faith in the American people. He believes that we have what it takes to close in around him and carry he and his (our) program forward to save ourselves and our country.
We now have demonstrated that we do.
Bernie is no egoist. He doesn't seek power or fame. He is a humble and practical man--a problem solver, not an idealogue. He identifies problems, recognizes solutions already in place elsewhere and seeks to suitably implement them in our situations. I can see him shaking his head in regard to our serious American problems: poverty, unemployment, millions without health insurance, infant mortality, and on. Thinking how foolish we are for not reaching for the obvious available solutions. Here's a nail, there's a hammer. PICK IT UP!
You see, Bernie is his own man. He is unfettered by commitments to other people's wealth or power. His perception of his task is not distorted by any agenda that would prevent him from going from point A to point B in other than a straight line. He owes his allegiance to no one but us. He is on no one's payroll.
I believe that we have clearly proven we are deserving of his faith in us.