to keep independents out of mind and off the ballot when possible
Independents by their nature are not part of the party so why should we care? The Democrats are a big tent party, there's space for your Jon Testers and Joe Manchins to Zohrans and Bernie Sanders. You want to have a say in the party you need to be part of the party not sneering at it from the outside.
Count the millionaires in congress
Now count how many billionaires were in Biden's cabinet versus Trump's cabinet. Also most members of Congress are going to get a net worth of $1m plus, lot's of them are old, that isn't uncommon so be more specific, this is otherwise just more empty slopulism.
The "lesser evil" shtick is a financial success but a moral failure.
Easy to say as privileged white men. "Lesser evil" means quite a bit to a person who is going to effected by these policies.
You can, however, "reform" the DNC, and the GOP, by working the primaries and knocking the corrupt incumbents off the ballot.
Motherfucker that's my point you don't just get to go 60IQ conspiracy theory and then pretend you believe in the process now. Fuck that.