Senator Bernie Sanders agreed that the Democratic party is a “threat to democracy” in a new podcast interview and also admitted that Democrats had not held a fair primary since 2008. Speaking on an episode of Andrew Schulz’s popular “Flagrant” podcast, Sanders said no argument when the host claimed that over the last four elections, Democrats didn’t have a say on who could be president. When co-host Akaash Singh Singh said, “But then could. Could we not also say if ostensibly there hasn’t been a fair primary for The Democrats since 2008, are they not also a threat to democracy? We often hear, fair enough, that is.” To this Sanders replied, “Yeah, I’m not going to argue with that point.”Schulz said he felt the party stole the nomination from Sanders in 2016, when he narrowly lost the Democratic primary to establishment favorite Hillary Clinton, who went on to lose to Donald Trump.This has been a long-standing contention in Democratic circles that Bernie’s bid was scuttled in 2016 and he was more popular than Hillary.“And I’ll be honest, it broke my heart when you supported them,” Schulz told Sanders.Currently, Sanders is conducting nationwide appearances alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, which has attracted substantial attendance.

Sanders responded, “In the world that I live in, you’ve got a choice. And I know a lot of people, including my wife, agree with you, but you’re down to a choice. Is it going to be Hillary Clinton? Or is it going to be Donald Trump? Not a great choice.”