Interesting to hear his personal thoughts on "you can lose and still win" concept.
Sanders also mentions Eugene V. Debs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs) as a role model. His history is worth a read.
Debs's speeches against the Wilson administration and the war earned the enmity of President Woodrow Wilson, who later called Debs a "traitor to his country".[49] On June 16, 1918, Debs made a speech in Canton, Ohio, urging resistance to the military draft. He was arrested on June 30 and charged with ten counts of sedition.[44][50]
His trial defense called no witnesses, asking that Debs be allowed to address the court in his defense. That unusual request was granted, and Debs spoke for two hours. He was found guilty on September 12.