Pete shot his wad in Iowa and hopefully this is the peak of his campaign. Even though I support Warren, I'm cool with Bernie, but Pete sold out as a centrist bore and would lose bigly to Trump.
Many won't admit that what they see as a liability in Sanders somewhat mirrors a liability in Pete. Right or wrong (it's stupid and wrong), Sander's ties to socialism makes him a liability in more conservative parts of the country who will happily vote against their interests. Right or wrong (it's stupid and wrong), Pete's sexuality will make him a liability in more conservative parts of the country who will happily vote against their interests for Jesus.
Bernie is at least worth the risk as a real agent of change in our nation. The juice is worth the squeeze. Pete had a big chance to be that too but he flinched and backtracked. I can't imagine Pete inspiring people risking another term of Donald Trump by saying "I will bring us back to 2015, where we kind of just played with the ball but didn't move it any direction."