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63. Or Eugene V. Debs

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 05:49 PM

Feb 2020

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Will Burnie Sanders try again in 2024? [View all] NurseJackie Feb 2020 OP

Of course ploppy Feb 2020 #1

He'll be 82. Will he have the heart for it? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #2

I don't ploppy Feb 2020 #5

83, Born: September 8, 1941 nt Celerity Feb 2020 #41

He'll be up for re-election so of course jimfields33 Feb 2020 #52

Depends.. Moderateguy Feb 2020 #3

I'm not sure his health will allow it PatSeg Feb 2020 #7

Who knows? Maybe he'll write another book and become a billionaire redstateblues Feb 2020 #4

Then he'll have to rail against a trillionaire somewhere. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #42

Running for re-election is always an attractive option for a sitting president. PuffedMica Feb 2020 #6

+1 Meadowoak Feb 2020 #35

If he's still alive, then maybe. BlueStater Feb 2020 #8

LOL the same thought came to my mind. He'll try again i'm sure, even if they have to carry him on a onetexan Feb 2020 #27

I am told that he has the health and mental agility of a man half his age... ehrnst Feb 2020 #49

OK, that's just weird. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #54

It does defy logic. But logic isn't always what voters want. Many want personal validation. ehrnst Feb 2020 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author chwaliszewski Feb 2020 #9

what else does he have to do, we know legislation takes none of his time beachbumbob Feb 2020 #10

You mean for his second term? So of course he will. 4bucksagallon Feb 2020 #11

Lol. One actually has to win a primary, then a GE in order to win a second GE. ehrnst Feb 2020 #57

Oh please musicman65 Feb 2020 #12

Harold Stassen snowybirdie Feb 2020 #13

Harold must have had a good heart---in more ways than one. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #43

Or Eugene V. Debs frazzled Feb 2020 #63

Maybe he'll get primaried. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #14

He won't be president. He won't win a general. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #16

I know, just having a bit of fun with irony. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #17

I get it. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author chwaliszewski Feb 2020 #18

I would never bash a nominee...although he still won't win. Some legacy. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #19

What does that even mean? Nobody is "bashing" him now. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #21

The same way that President Obama was never bashed here? greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author chwaliszewski Feb 2020 #37

Want to bet? RandiFan1290 Feb 2020 #40

Democratic Underground "allowed a 3rd party candidate to campaign against a Democratic nominee?" ehrnst Feb 2020 #51

Um... have you read the current rules? ehrnst Feb 2020 #50

A potted plant could win running against Trump. Bernie is polling higher than any candidate, so why Meadowoak Feb 2020 #36

You are wrong....we have limited states for victory...blue wall and incumbents have an advantage. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #44

That's why he ran in the Democratic primary in his 2018 re-election Moderateguy Feb 2020 #23

True HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #25

Will he be a Democrat again? doc03 Feb 2020 #15

I doubt it. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #22

A Democrat AGAIN? When was the first time? wnylib Feb 2020 #33

+1 dalton99a Feb 2020 #39

He'll run on the Democratic ticket again, because of money and media that a major ehrnst Feb 2020 #47

Another Ralph Nadar. nt doc03 Feb 2020 #61

Ralph Nader now thinks that Bernie was shrewd to Primary on the Dem ticket. ehrnst Feb 2020 #62

Yes. Waving one's arms while yelling is great geriatric exercise dalton99a Feb 2020 #24

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

Try what again? Being an "independent"? still_one Feb 2020 #29

Yes, but first he'll demand rule changes... PAMod Feb 2020 #30

Oh, honey! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #34

..... ehrnst Feb 2020 #46

Definitely liberalmediaaddict Feb 2020 #31

never MFM008 Feb 2020 #32

Since Bernie's term as a senator expires in 2024, TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #38

I think he's already applied to run as an Independent for Vermont Senate in 2024. ehrnst Feb 2020 #48

I think unless he is bedridden, he will be out there running. ehrnst Feb 2020 #45

You mean "Will Bernie run for re-election in 2024?" Apollo Zeus Feb 2020 #53

Devotion... ehrnst Feb 2020 #58

Oh dear god NO. Hope not, anyways. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #55

I predict LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #59

I like your prediction. The vetting has been tough on him and Jane. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #60

I also predict LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #64