Staffers have confirmed that Bernie Sanders is looking very seriously at running again for President in 2020. The Sanders team by their actions seem to be gearing up for another run: Releasing a book, visiting Iowa, fundraising for the DNC etc.
Polling has always shown that Sanders would beat Trump, with Sanders 12 points ahead of Trump in polling on election day and recent polls showing Sanders would win by 13 points against Trump if the election were held today. Sanders has repeatedly polled as the most popular politician nationally, and also has the highest favorability rating of any US senator within their own state.
It seems like a given that the nation's most popular politician ought to run for President.
Last time many democrats accused him of having never done much to help their party and fund-raise for it. This year Sanders has attended more party rallies than any other democrat. Clearly he is working to get the DNC establishment on side with him this time, instead of having them work against him like in 2016.
The only snag is his age. He'll be 79. And thus would beat Trump's record as the oldest president elected in US history. Of course, people are living longer these days than they used to, so naturally that record should reasonably get repeatedly broken. FDR and Reagan both suffered from deteriorating health while in office, and as long as the VP is liked and competent (e.g. an Elizabeth Warren and not a Sarah Palin) then the president dying in office isn't overly a problem. Ironically, a lot of the corporatist democrats who dislike Sanders' more left-wing policies are using his age as a argument for why he couldn't run, while at the same time supporting Joe Biden who's policies they prefer, who is only one year younger than Sanders. As video footage in 2016 showed, Sanders is still perfectly capable of running to catch a train and sinking basketball shots. Assuming he is still alive and reasonably mobile in 2020, I don't see why he couldn't do the job well.
Polling has always shown that Sanders would beat Trump, with Sanders 12 points ahead of Trump in polling on election day and recent polls showing Sanders would win by 13 points against Trump if the election were held today. Sanders has repeatedly polled as the most popular politician nationally, and also has the highest favorability rating of any US senator within their own state.
It seems like a given that the nation's most popular politician ought to run for President.
Last time many democrats accused him of having never done much to help their party and fund-raise for it. This year Sanders has attended more party rallies than any other democrat. Clearly he is working to get the DNC establishment on side with him this time, instead of having them work against him like in 2016.
The only snag is his age. He'll be 79. And thus would beat Trump's record as the oldest president elected in US history. Of course, people are living longer these days than they used to, so naturally that record should reasonably get repeatedly broken. FDR and Reagan both suffered from deteriorating health while in office, and as long as the VP is liked and competent (e.g. an Elizabeth Warren and not a Sarah Palin) then the president dying in office isn't overly a problem. Ironically, a lot of the corporatist democrats who dislike Sanders' more left-wing policies are using his age as a argument for why he couldn't run, while at the same time supporting Joe Biden who's policies they prefer, who is only one year younger than Sanders. As video footage in 2016 showed, Sanders is still perfectly capable of running to catch a train and sinking basketball shots. Assuming he is still alive and reasonably mobile in 2020, I don't see why he couldn't do the job well.
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