In what planet does someone have more influence over the platform by withdrawing from the election?

I genuinely don't think he has moved Clinton an inch to the left. I think actual changes to the Democratic platform will depend on Sanders delegates being insistent during the Convention and his supporters pushing after that, precisely because the point was never to simply elect Sanders, but rather to turn those ideas into serious ideas on the table.

It really bothers me when you keep saying he never had a chance and should drop out, because you don't know that. Would he be the nominee had the Democratic Party embraced the idea of a competitive race, rather than constantly pushing Clinton both through its behaviour and the media? I think he would be immensely more competitive with the pledged delegates. In fact, he is already quite competitive in general election scenarios, so the idea that he would never stand a chance in November is just false.

I also reject the idea that he has some duty to withdraw, as if Clinton had a right to the nomination. He is running because he has a case to make before the voters, and he has every right to make it all the way until July. If he withdrew, he would hand her over the nomination on a silver platter, depriving what remains of the primary of the important issues debate that has benefited the Party and voters. I still hope he will somehow win. But if he doesn't, I doubt he will take any Administration position, and I sincerely hope he won't. He would be better served helping push this movement he has started from the frontlines, rather than from the Cabinet Room.

Can you explain why you despise him so much? He's not Jeremy Corbyn, you know?