Washington Post: Bernie Sanders ‘has not ruled out another run’ for president if Biden doesn’t in 2024
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So the Democrats are going to run with either an 81 or an 82 year old? Can we get some younger candidates already?
Maybe I had the wrong takeaway from the 2020 primary but I feel like it was shown that you don't necessarily need a strenuous grassroots campaign.
So maybe at his age he could still pull it off? He'd be the biggest name in the field unless Clinton comes out of retirement.
So maybe at his age he could still pull it off? He'd be the biggest name in the field unless Clinton comes out of retirement.
Nah, time has passed for him and for Warren, unfortunately. I wouldn't complain about him hanging out on the debate stage, but frankly it'd be a huge waste of time and money.
If Biden is unable or unwilling to run in 2024, the Democrats don't have a super deep bench. Harris is the obvious heir, but her odds of winning a national election are super slim. MAYBE Buttigieg has a shot, if he can use the cabinet as a launchpad. Maybe.
If Biden is unable or unwilling to run in 2024, the Democrats don't have a super deep bench. Harris is the obvious heir, but her odds of winning a national election are super slim. MAYBE Buttigieg has a shot, if he can use the cabinet as a launchpad. Maybe.
But how would that personally further the careers of the ancient Democratic Party old guard? They're all looking to exit politics the Dianne Feinstein way, without any remaining awareness but still in power.
Yeah, still a better candidate than 99% of the Democratic party.
Obama being 47 when he became president feels like hiring someone out of community college to be CEO of Apple by comparison. These dudes are too old!
We need people that will be alive to see all the bullshit they do to this planet and country.
We need people that will be alive to see all the bullshit they do to this planet and country.
He is running and I'll be voting for him.
As much as I would like someone else to.
I will always back Bernie. Dude gas been fighting the good fight for a long long time and I respect him immensely. He is so so old though. :(
I love Bernie but damn, i just think he's too old. The only realistic thing would be for him to have a super strong vice presidential candidate with him.
Its a shame, we really need some younger blood but the best we can come up with are some old farts.
Its a shame, we really need some younger blood but the best we can come up with are some old farts.
I'll vote for who I think will be best for the role with the best chance to win regardless of their age. At some point in a primary age becomes a factor as an electoral issue for a general election, but if they can win a primary and seem like contenders for a general then I don't care.
There really needs to be a cap on how old you can be to run. No offense to Bernie but we need someone much younger.
2024, without Biden, might look similar to 2020:
Harris
Buttigieg
Sherrod Brown
Booker
Haaland (maybe!)
Whitmer or Benson from Michigan
Some moderate Rep from a rust belt state
Probably some random billionaire
I'd love to see it. Hell, I would go all in voting for the leftist independent ticket just to give a middle finger to the establishment.
Not hiring someone because they are old is called age discrimination and it is illegal in the US.
One one hand Bernie really is too old but at the same time he's one of the few good ones so *shrugs*
Love Bernie. Voted for him in 2016 and 2020 (first choice leaned Warren, but Bernie had a better shot of the two).
But he's simply too old now.
Unfortunately, the Dem party has been very effective at blocking young progressives from rising through the ranks, or even joining the ranks in the first place. So I'm not really sure who the next Progressive standard bearer would even be. There's AOC, but she's maybe too young still and doesn't seem interested in higher office any time soon.
Most of the "young blood" who would more likely run are closer to the centrist/moderate mold.
But he's simply too old now.
Unfortunately, the Dem party has been very effective at blocking young progressives from rising through the ranks, or even joining the ranks in the first place. So I'm not really sure who the next Progressive standard bearer would even be. There's AOC, but she's maybe too young still and doesn't seem interested in higher office any time soon.
Most of the "young blood" who would more likely run are closer to the centrist/moderate mold.
Bernie seems like good people who has genuine care for the people, but we have to stop with these old heads hitting office. Bad enough it might seriously be Biden vs. Trump Round 2 to which I think Trump wins possibly easy… fresh blood is really needed
Buttigieg is awful. If one thinks Bernie never resonated with POC Butti is a million times worse. Bernie would have my support even if he were comatose. The difference bwtween Bernie and other very old candidates is Bernie would make a concious effort to pass the torch to a younger generation. There is no stronger supporter of young activists than he.
Bernie really needs to focus on building up a handful of successors with progressive ideals that he can throw his full support behind so he can take a step back. I'm sick of politics just being an octogenarian slap fight. We need more presidentially viable younger faces than just Mayor Pete on the left
I'm not from the US, but I feel like the "Bernie is too old" crowd just wants some kind of excuse not to vote for him when the underlying reasons are not at all about his age.
What's funny to me is that people think he'll be able to get stuff done if he wins in 2024, let alone 2020. Congress will be even more hostile than it is now to progressive thoughts/changes. Kinda curious if people on the left will be so quick to bury him when his agenda doesn't go through either.
It's extremely unlikely/unviable, but also not a very good idea. Incumbent inertia is probably the only chance of 2024 not resulting in trump or desantis.