If anything he is being undermined by the DNC, not the media. The DNC should be ashamed of themselves for thier blatant support of one candidate over the other(s) .
The thing with Sanders, I think, is that he has been around for so long and he has been so consistent, that you can know what he think about most issues:
https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sande...
i don't recall obama being an actual socialist or talking about breaking up the banks. i do recall obama being a dem and giving the banks bailout money though.
> he is being undermined by the DNC
agreed.
His ideological framework hasn't changed in the entire time I've been following him (I'm from Vermont) and that includes going from mayor of Burlington up through US Senator.
He's also not saying things to get elected. He'd have a much better chance if he dropped some of his more socialist rhetoric, but he genuinely believes it.