Will Burnie Sanders try again in 2024?

[NurseJackie]

[ploppy]

1. Of course

he will!!

[NurseJackie]

2. He'll be 82. Will he have the heart for it?

Or will Jane have convinced him that they need to retire to one of their three homes?

[ploppy]

5. I don't

Think he will ever stop.

[Celerity]

41. 83, Born: September 8, 1941 nt

[jimfields33]

52. He'll be up for re-election so of course

[Moderateguy]

3. Depends..

If he’s the nominee and loses the election-he’d be the most hated man in America. If he’s not the nominee he might go for third try’s the charm—given his health is up to it

[PatSeg]

7. I'm not sure his health will allow it

People his age who have a heart attack usually have another within about 3 years and his life is more high stress than most, especially on the campaign trail. Personally, I think it is suicidal to keep pushing himself the way he does, but he clearly is driven.

[redstateblues]

4. Who knows? Maybe he'll write another book and become a billionaire

He had to stop railing against millionaires when he became one!

[zackymilly]

42. Then he'll have to rail against a trillionaire somewhere. n/t

[PuffedMica]

6. Running for re-election is always an attractive option for a sitting president.

I am sure Bernie will consider it.

[Meadowoak]

35. +1

[BlueStater]

8. If he's still alive, then maybe.

And before anyone reports my post or any of that crap, yes, I am implying he might not make it to 83. A great deal of people do not.

[onetexan]

27. LOL the same thought came to my mind. He'll try again i'm sure, even if they have to carry him on a

stretcher

[ehrnst]

49. I am told that he has the health and mental agility of a man half his age...

And he did NOT FALL, he ran into a shower door - and then went out to campaign PROVING how healthy and spry he is.

The fact that he still campaigns after having a heart attack PROVES how much endurance he has, and at the same time, he had a stent put in, so he's even healthier after the 'chest event.'

He is a zen master, and at the same time KICKS WALL STREET ASS!

And yes he does too smile!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

54. OK, that's just weird.

That sounds like something from Trump's doctor. Bernie is not a Zen master. Sorry, but he's an elderly man with a heart condition who is statistically unlikely to survive his first term as president if he gets that far. He's not immortal.

[ehrnst]

56. It does defy logic. But logic isn't always what voters want. Many want personal validation.

In fact, some believe that logic and fact checking is a deliberate attempt to destroy a candidate that validates and speaks to their dissatisfaction with their lives, and promises to take it away.

See also: Trump supporters

[beachbumbob]

10. what else does he have to do, we know legislation takes none of his time

[4bucksagallon]

11. You mean for his second term? So of course he will.

[ehrnst]

57. Lol. One actually has to win a primary, then a GE in order to win a second GE.

[musicman65]

12. Oh please

not

[snowybirdie]

13. Harold Stassen

Ran every election for President til he died at around 90. Guess it gets in the blood.

[zackymilly]

43. Harold must have had a good heart---in more ways than one. n/t

[frazzled]

63. Or Eugene V. Debs

Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times, including 1900 (earning 0.6% of the popular vote), 1904 (3.0%), 1908 (2.8%), 1912 (6.0%) and 1920 (3.4%), the last time from a prison cell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs

He was only 70 at the time he died in 1926, but that was probably like 90 back then: a ripe old age.

[HarlanPepper]

14. Maybe he'll get primaried.

By a Democrat. Just like Carter, and what he wanted for President Obama in 2012.

[Demsrule86]

16. He won't be president. He won't win a general.

[HarlanPepper]

17. I know, just having a bit of fun with irony.

[Demsrule86]

20. I get it.

[Demsrule86]

19. I would never bash a nominee...although he still won't win. Some legacy.

I am hoping that he is not the nominee.

[NurseJackie]

21. What does that even mean? Nobody is "bashing" him now.

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. The same way that President Obama was never bashed here?

[RandiFan1290]

40. Want to bet?

DU allowed a 3rd party candidate to campaign against the Democratic nominee for the Florida Senate race in 2010.

Charlie Crist split the vote and helped to elect Marco Rubio.

[ehrnst]

51. Democratic Underground "allowed a 3rd party candidate to campaign against a Democratic nominee?"

I had no idea that DU had that kind of power over elections...

[ehrnst]

50. Um... have you read the current rules?

[Meadowoak]

36. A potted plant could win running against Trump. Bernie is polling higher than any candidate, so why

Couldn't he win the GE?

[Demsrule86]

44. You are wrong....we have limited states for victory...blue wall and incumbents have an advantage.

[Moderateguy]

23. That's why he ran in the Democratic primary in his 2018 re-election

He was afraid he’d lose to an actual democrat in the general

[HarlanPepper]

25. True

But to clarify, I was talking about if by some miracle he were to be elected president.

[doc03]

15. Will he be a Democrat again?

[NurseJackie]

22. I doubt it.

[wnylib]

33. A Democrat AGAIN? When was the first time?

I must have missed it.

[dalton99a]

39. +1

[ehrnst]

47. He'll run on the Democratic ticket again, because of money and media that a major

party has earned.

He has said this.

[doc03]

61. Another Ralph Nadar. nt

[ehrnst]

62. Ralph Nader now thinks that Bernie was shrewd to Primary on the Dem ticket.

He's said as much...

Even if Bernie had to be given an ultimatum by Tad Devine to do so instead of running as an Independent.

[dalton99a]

24. Yes. Waving one's arms while yelling is great geriatric exercise

[Srkdqltr]

28. Geezzzzzz. Can we get through 2020 first? Then midterms .

I know elections are fun. We will miss all this when it's over. Please let it be over for a few months before we start again.

[still_one]

29. Try what again? Being an "independent"?

[PAMod]

30. Yes, but first he'll demand rule changes...

[NurseJackie]

34. Oh, honey! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[ehrnst]

46. .....

[liberalmediaaddict]

31. Definitely

[MFM008]

32. never

[TexasTowelie]

38. Since Bernie's term as a senator expires in 2024,

will Bernie run for president as a Democrat and for senator as an independent? How does he spin that?

[ehrnst]

48. I think he's already applied to run as an Independent for Vermont Senate in 2024.

According to his staff, serving in the Senate as a politician, and running as POTUS are two completely different things. He IS an Independent politician - without party affiliation - unless he is actively campaigning in a primary, like at rallies or debates.

That's how he manages to put a D after his name when he needs the party infrastructure to run in a primary. Been that way since 2006.

[ehrnst]

45. I think unless he is bedridden, he will be out there running.

Those cheering university crowds are some strong juju.

And there are books to sell.

[Apollo Zeus]

53. You mean "Will Bernie run for re-election in 2024?"

Of course.

[ehrnst]

58. Devotion...

[Vivienne235729]

55. Oh dear god NO. Hope not, anyways.

[LiberalFighter]

59. I predict

that if he loses the nomination or the general. He will be done.

He would be up for re-election in 2022. If he runs for re-election to his Senate seat he will lose. So likely, he will call it quits.

[NurseJackie]

60. I like your prediction. The vetting has been tough on him and Jane.

I'm sure Jane really wants to just settle down and enjoy her retirement. So... for Jane's sake... it would be best if he stops.

[LiberalFighter]

64. I also predict

that Nina Turner will not be a DNC member from Ohio with the new session.