Bernie Sanders is running for reelection

https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-running-reelection-fourth-term-2024-5

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  3. People who actually care about congressional age limits *should* be upset about this.

    The double standard is really telling when Biden at 81 is characterized as too old for a 4 year term, but Sanders is getting praised for going for another 6 year term at 82.

  4. Biden gets shit for being too old, but it’s ok for Bernie? Hell, Chuck Grassley should’ve retired years ago.

  6. Diane Feinstein – stayed too long, needs to retire! RBG – you risked the supreme court, you should have retired! President Biden – can’t we have a better choice than two old men?!?!

    I’m expecting the same reaction for Bernie Sanders. Right? Right?!?

  8. Why not? He’s of prime age for the Senate

    When he grows up he could be President

  9. Watch his reelection video, that is pretty good and he is probably one of the few politicians around the world that I believe in their stated reasons for running.

  10. As much as I like Bernie, he should retire. He’s too old. I saw this knowing whoever replaced him probably won’t be as good, but Bernie should retire for his own sake.

  11. I believe Biden would have stayed retired if Hillary had won in 2016. I think he blamed himself not running for Trump’s win. And I think if it hadn’t been for J6 (or if Trump had been convicted in Impeachment 2.0) or if the Republicans had repudiated him like any other one-term president and nominated Haley or Rubio or something, he wouldn’t have sought a second term. But I think Biden rightly thinks that the election is too close and matters too much to throw away the incumbency advantage.

    Sanders is different. I don’t know why Sanders hasn’t been cultivating a successor for the last two terms and I don’t know why he thinks him running again is vital when whoever the Democratic nominee is will win that seat. Pelosi should also retire.

  12. So where’s all the “we need term limits!” people at now?

    Normally a thread about someone running for their upteenth term would be full of them.

  13. Honestly I’m a bit surprised by this – Bernie’s in a solid enough position where he could essentially pick his successor with an endorsement.

  14. Voted Bernie in both 16 and 20 primaries… But he should just retire he’s too old. Currently amongst the best senators, but going to long only risks ruining his reputation like Feinstein or RBG.

  15. Idk, he’s so young. Should take a job or see the world first. Hike Machu Picchu?

  17. No one should be supporting any candidate who are currently in their 80s running for a six year term, it’s crazy. I don’t care what party they are a part of or what their body of work is, part of being a responsible public servant is passing the torch to the next generation. Vermont has a chance to elect a dynamic new progressive leader in the senate.

    Someone else in this thread made a great point that Vermont is currently represented by a Republican governor. Which means if, god forbid, Bernie does die in office his replacement will be a Republican appointed one, which could have huge ramifications in the tight senate race.

    I removed my example on Ted Kennedy because I was mistaken on the timeline of events, thank you to those who commented below!

  18. Eventually he’s going to need to place his coffin at work! Keeping on keeping on from the grave

  19. No question, Bernie will be re-elected. Vermont loves Bernie!

  20. Man, I like Bernie, but he should be stepping aside and finding a successor.

  21. Vermont is an incredibly safe seat, so there’s no concern that him retiring makes the seat suddenly competitive. Leahy retired at 82 – for some reason Vermont only found a spry young 75 year old Peter Welch to replace him but presumably somewhere in the state of Vermont is literally any competent Democrat under the age of 60 who wants a safe Senate seat for life. Running for a 6 year term at age 82 is wild, he can be succeeded easily, he should retire.

  24. He should be retired enjoying the rest of his days in a well earned retirement.

    But sadly. We need him there.

  25. No shot! They’ll never let some young wipper snapper like him in!

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