{"id":34644,"date":"2018-12-03T12:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34644"},"modified":"2018-12-03T12:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:11:26","slug":"the-courage-of-bernie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/03\/the-courage-of-bernie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Courage of Bernie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign was exciting and dynamic, albeit that his staff committed many errors, due to their inexperience.  In his magnanimity, Bernie threw his support behind Hillary Clinton.  Then the disaster happened.  Millions who claimed to support Bernie didn’t.  If they had, they would have done what Bernie asked them to do.  Instead, they either stayed home, wrote in Bernie’s name, or supported Traitor Jill, Putin’s pet pseudo-Green.  Those three factors gave us Trump.  Therefore the news that Bernie may run in 2020 worries me.  It is important that we support the courage of Bernie.<\/font><\/p>\n

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An insurgent underdog no more, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is laying the groundwork 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.<\/p>\n

A final decision has not been made, but those closest to the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist suggest that neither age nor interest from a glut of progressive presidential prospects would dissuade him from undertaking a second shot at the presidency. And as Sanders\u2019 brain trust gathered for a retreat in Vermont over the weekend, some spoke openly about a 2020 White House bid as if it was almost a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time, he starts off as a front-runner, or one of the front-runners,\u201d Sanders\u2019 2016 campaign manager John Weaver told The Associated Press, highlighting the senator\u2019s proven ability to generate massive fundraising through small-dollar donations and his ready-made network of staff and volunteers.<\/p>\n

Weaver added: \u201cIt\u2019ll be a much bigger campaign if he runs again, in terms of the size of the operation<\/strong>.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026Weaver, like Sanders himself in a recent interview, suggested that the senator would step aside if he believes another candidate has a better shot at denying Trump a second term<\/strong>. [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here’s how Bernie puts it<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n