BERNIE SANDERS WILL FACE DONALD TRUMP IN 2020 ELECTION, DEMOCRATS SAY BY NICOLE GOODKIND ON 11/24/1

[Shogun]

Bernie Sanders could be the one to beat Donald Trump in 2020, say top Democratic strategists

BERNIE SANDERS WILL FACE DONALD TRUMP IN 2020 ELECTION, DEMOCRATS SAY

The 2020 presidential election is Senator Bernie Sanders’ race to lose, according to a new survey of more than a dozen top Democratic strategists.

The survey, conducted by The Hill, reveals a Democratic field crowded with old faces. At a time when the party could use some fresh blood, most contenders for commander-in-chief have been around for decades. Sanders, who will be 79 years old in 2020, currently leads the pack.

“His people have never gone away,” Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told The Hill. “And he has a loyal core following out there that will be with him come hell or high water.” Sanders is the most popular politician in America, with an approval rating of 75 percent, according to a recent Harvard-Harris poll.

Since losing the 2016 primary to Hillary Clinton, Sanders has toured the U.S. to promote his political group, Our Revolution, and his Medicare-for-all bill. His frequent travel has led many to speculate that he’s drumming up support for another presidential run. Advisers to the Vermont senator also have indicated that he’s eyeing the top job. When one of Sanders' associates was asked if his team was thinking about another run, the associate simply said, "Yes, is the answer."

Sanders considers himself a Democratic Socialist, and is registered as an Independent in the Senate but ran as a Democrat in the 2016 election. Bannon says that since 2016, Sanders far-left politics have been embraced by Democrats at large. “The Sanders wing is becoming the dominant wing of the party,” he said.

Sanders’ Medicare For All Act of 2017, which promotes a single-payer healthcare plan, is now supported by a third of Senate Democrats. When Sanders presented a version of the bill in 2013, he was unable to garner any support at all.

Other Democratic contenders for 2020 include former Vice President Joe Biden, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Sherrod Brown and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick.

But overall it's a weak field, said political strategist Phil Singer, who served as press secretary on Clinton's 2008 presidential run. “You have a bunch of Celine Dions but there’s no Beatles," he said.

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[cheek100]

Yea right Like Benedict Donald will make it til 2020

 

[Worthless Loser]

No thanks. It's time for a youth movement. Bernie's time has come and gone.

 

[Shogun]

No thanks. It's time for a youth movement. Bernie's time has come and gone.

No young prospect is going to torpedo their entire career by possibly losing to the Donald

 

[Worthless Loser]

No young prospect is going to torpedo their entire career by possibly losing to the Donald

Kamala is going to take the risk. Now that Al Franken has been damaged by this, it becomes easier for her to beat him in a primary. She'll carry the woman vote.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

He's 76 now. Even if he ran and won at 79 years of age, I doubt he'd live through the first term, he may not even make it through another campaign. Sorry, but it's not his time anymore. We need youth to inspire. Bernie can still play an important role, but it doesn't involve the White House.

 

[the cac mamba]

He's 76 now. Even if he ran and won at 79 years of age, I doubt he'd live through the first term, he may not even make it through another campaign. Sorry, but it's not his time anymore. We need youth to inspire. Bernie can still play an important role, but it doesn't involve the White House.

VP

they NEED to run him as someone's VP

 

[the cac mamba]

Yea right Like Benedict Donald will make it til 2020

i actually think he will though napoleon's little thread is cool and all that, but none of this is sticking. not to burst anyones bubble

 

[duncanthetall]

Love Bernie but he's too old.

 

[cheek100]

i actually think he will though napoleon's little thread is cool and all that, but none of this is sticking. not to burst anyones bubble

It really doesn’t feel like it. All the while introducing bills and appointing judges that are waaaay far right, opposite the interests of blacks and poor people.
Shyt is bizarro world.

 

[JoogJoint]

Kamala is going to take the risk. Now that Al Franken has been damaged by this, it becomes easier for her to beat him in a primary. She'll carry the woman vote.

Kamala Harris is another corporate democrat that will be exposed. White Women aren't voting for her.

 

[JoogJoint]

Bernie can still run, but who he chooses as VP would be even more important once he's not physically able to hold office anymore.

I have no doubt that Young Bernie could destroy Trump that's why Trump didn't want to run against him.

 

[acri1]

Nah, he's honestly too old at this point, he'll be pushing 80 by the next election. He should find a younger protege.

Wouldn't mind him as VP though.

 

[StatUS]

Bernie will last 4 years HD looks healthy enough. Question is if his successor will be good enough to put a fork in a conservative challenger in 2024.

 

[southpawstyle]

So too old is the first narrative we're running with. What'll be the second?