My definition of manipulating the vote would be changing the results.
Ok? That doesn't disprove anything I said.
They didn't do that.
How do you know? The parties literally run the elections, and they have already admitted they are biased and believe they have the right to pick the candidate. I wouldn't put it past an organization so corrupt to do exactly that
Clearly the corporate sellout, neoliberal centrists aren't going to like the fact that an actual leftist was becoming more popular than them. He would make it harder to stay in the pocket of the megacorps.
The point is what you said about them not treating Bernie unfairly is patently false.
The point is in a Democracy, especially one where we are limited to two parties, they absolutely should be impartial and listen to what their constituents actually want, and not prop up establishment Dems simply because that's what they would prefer.
The point is the biggest hurdle to actual progress is the party that people depend on to make progress.
The point is that it's concerning that you don't have a problem with their underhanded tactics.
Why did you even vote for Bernie if you are a neoliberal? Are you just saying random shit to try and confuse people?
I'm not really sure what your game is or why you are making excuses for disturbing behavior amongst Democrats, but honestly it's gross.