I think what they’re saying is they want a ‘true’ “lesser evil” type candidate like Bernie Sanders than a candidate who has been outwardly bad towards a significant number of popular positions.

Sure, Biden is doing a decent amount of progressive work now, but he’s still working on a legacy of being a milk-toast Democrat who’s partially responsible for the entire war on drugs and the like.

The point isn’t that something is always bad for someone. The point is they’re barely offering apples tied to strings. People are sick of the constant cockteasing no matter their political slant.