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Watch for these spending bill snags - POLITICO

We spent the week trying to track down various rumors about Bernie Sanders — namely, will he or won’t he run for a fourth term? And two things are true about his closely held decision: Nothing is official, and it would be a major shock to Democrats if he did not run.

Democrats told us they just can’t see the 82-year-old passing on another run due to his breakneck travel pace, a new book he’s busy promoting and his unique place in the liberal universe. He also chairs the HELP Committee, a massive platform for his health care and economic agenda.

Sanders is not touching the subject. The independent Vermonter would only say this when told that many Democrats expect him to run again: “I will be talking to the people in the state of Vermont at the appropriate time.”

And you know what? He’s got plenty of it. Major party candidates have until May 30 and independent candidates have until Aug. 8 to file for this year’s election, according to the Vermont Secretary of State’s office. (Sanders is technically an independent who caucuses with Democrats.)

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[-] edge@hexbear.net 18 points 8 months ago

That might shoot his legacy even more than he already has, but in a measurable way. Good chance he gets way less votes because of his support for genocide. And of course being older than Biden doesn’t help, despite being more fit both mentally and physically.

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago

I hope not. Time for him to retire before he ruins whatever scraps might be left of his legacy.

[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 11 points 8 months ago

This is how Bernie can still win.

[-] RedQuestionAsker2@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

brushing off my 2016 1st edition Bernie Math textbook

[-] SnowySkyes@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

Does it really matter whether or not he runs for senator again? It's not like he's doing anything important anyways.

[-] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

Who cares, throw him in the communist meatgrinder for his genocidal support and stop sucking up to the worst succdems since the Wehrmacht republic.

[-] MorelaakIsBack@hexbear.net 8 points 8 months ago

a really, really funny thought just popped into my head

what if they kingmake bernie (lol)

[-] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

What? No, of course not. He's fully capitulated to Biden and the Dem establishment. Which tool wrote this article?

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 8 months ago

They might want him to run so that he can get "progressives" to vote for Biden when he is inevitably kicked out of the running.

Problem is, because of his pro-Israel stance, any actual progressives don't support him anymore, so he wouldn't actually sway anyone who wasn't already a loyal democrat voter already.

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

Did no one read the article? It's talking about him running for a fourth term as Vermont senator, not for president.

[-] THIRD_WORLDIST@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago

reading hard

all that matters is dunks, baybee

[-] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

Aaaaahh, hahahahahhaahahahhaaaa!!!

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

Exactly.

[-] NoLeftLeftWhereILive@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

Here is sit with my longcovid and feeling like I don't have that long left in me, while I am about half in to what our life expentancy currently is as a species. And I wonder how the f do these people never uhm, reach their expiration date?

Looking at the American vampire collection is a great way to drive home the way everything, including how long you get to be on this earth is a class issue.