*BREAKING* Bernie Sanders announces he will seek re-election

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday he will seek re-election this year, with a formal kickoff in June as he angles for a third term.

"The 2018 midterm elections will be a pivotal moment in our country's history, and we must fight for an agenda that works for working people," Sanders said in a statement.
Following his his insurgent but ultimately unsuccessful bid to capture the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders has used his increased influence to champion his preferred policies and argue in favor of reshaping the Democratic Party in a more progressive direction, explicitly opposed to corporate influence and interests.
In his statement, Sanders listed off a slew of priorities he has publicly championed, including a national minimum wage of $15 an hour, a "Medicare for all single payer program" and free tuition at public colleges.
Sanders, an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats, won his bid for Senate in 2006 and re-election in 2012 by overwhelming margins, according to the Vermont secretary of state's election archive.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/bernie-sanders-vermont-election/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=image&utm_content=2018-05-21T15%3A23%3A23&utm_source=twCNN

[SummerSnow]

1. No, just no.

[imanamerican63]

3. I'm with you on this one!!!

[Mariana]

5. You think he should leave the Senate? Why? nt.

[SidDithers]

2. I wish him a long and productive Senate career...nt

Sid

[aikoaiko]

4. I'm glad you're sticking around Bernie. You're needed.

Best wishes, aikoaiko

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread DemocratSinceBirth

[Greybnk48]

7. K&R n/t

[Jim Lane]

8. I predict that he will win the Democratic primary by a landslide.

The "issue" that he is not a Democrat will prove to have less resonance with the people of Vermont than will his actions as a Senator.

[grantcart]

10. He isn't in the Democratic primary

[Jim Lane]

11. In his previous races he has run in the Democratic primary, and won it.

The linked article doesn't get that specific. I'm going to assume that he'll continue his past practice unless and until you or someone else can substantiate an assertion to the contrary.

[grantcart]

12. He hasn't filed and he won't accept the nomination as a Democrat

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/05/21/sanders-announces-run-for-reelection-to-us-senate



If you aren't going to accept the nomination as a Democrat why would you enter the Democratic Party Primary?

[Jim Lane]

13. I stand by my prediction. I'm not clear what (if anything) you're predicting. (n/t)

[RhodeIslandOne]

9. Good for him

I hope the Democratic Party in Vermont is using this time to groom other office holders for future Senate runs who can step in when Bernie and Pat eventually decide to step aside.