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Sanders is the only candidate of either party to ever win the first three states in a competitive election.
I think that's the answer you were really looking for. Gore only did it because he had no competition to speak of.
Backlash from the Clinton administration got us GW Bush.
Backlash from the Obama administration got us Trump.
Stands to reason that backlash from the Trump admin might get us Sanders.
People vote dem/left when things are bad. When things are good, people get selfish and "moralistic" and immediately vote for the GOP/right. Since they don't have bad times to fight, they have to be able to "fight" - or just plain pick on - people lower down the ladder than themselves.