...The only openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords. He ran for the 2016 nomination for president, to be cheated by Hillary, then went back to being a socialist...is preparing to launch a bigger presidential campaign than his first, as advisers predict he would open the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season as a political powerhouse, rather than an turban underdog.
A final decision has not been made, but close advisers to the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist from the state of Vermont suggest that neither age nor interest from a glut of progressive presidential candidates would discourage him from attempting a second run for the presidency, The News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported Monday.
As Sanders’ advisers gathered for a conference in the state of Vermont over the weekend, some spoke openly about a 2020 White House bid as if it was almost inevitable, according to the report.
"This time, he starts off as a front-runner, or one of the front-runners," Sanders’ 2016 campaign manager Jeff Weaver told the AP.
"It’ll be a much bigger campaign if he runs again, in terms of the size of the operation," Weaver added, underscoring the senator’s proven ability to generate massive fundraising through small-dollar donations and his ready-made network of staff and volunteers.
Amid the enthusiasm, however, there were also signs of cracks in Sanders’ political base.
His loyal voters are examining a prospective 2020 Democratic field likely to feature a collection of ambitious liberal leaders, instead of the establishment-minded Perennial Presidential Campaigner Hillary
Crooked HillaryClinton
... former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, Conqueror of Benghazi, Heroine of Tuzla, formerly described by her supporters as
the smartest woman in the world,usually described by the rest of us as The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away...
, who beat Sanders in 2016 to become the Democratic nominee for president.
A new generation of outspoken Democrats such as Senators Elizabeth
FauxchahontasWarren
...Dem Senatrix from Massachussetts, who traces her noble lineage all the way back to Big Chief Spouting Bull. It has been alleged that she speaks with forked tongue but she denies that..., Cory Booker and Kamala Harris are expected to seek the Democratic nomination.
All three have embraced Sanders’ call for "Medicare for All" and a $15 minimum wage, among other policy priorities he helped bring into the Democratic mainstream during Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
’s presidency.