2016 Postmortem

CK_John

(10,005 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:52 PM Jul 2016

I wonder how long Bernie will stay in the Senate.

I don't think he will run in 2018 but he may be ready to retire.

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I wonder how long Bernie will stay in the Senate. (Original Post) CK_John Jul 2016 OP

I do not think so Bernie is far from done awake Jul 2016 #1

Senate rules may cramp his ability lead and organize. CK_John Jul 2016 #3

which rules might those be awake Jul 2016 #4

Hard to say. We'll just have to wait and see MineralMan Jul 2016 #2

I suspect he will be there for awhile, at least until he sees some up and coming progressives GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #5

For a long time, I hope democrattotheend Jul 2016 #6

List of longest-living United States Senators B Calm Jul 2016 #7

Well he has already established the "Sanders Institute."It's only a matter of time before he either politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #8

As long as his health holds up, I'd guess Armstead Jul 2016 #9

awake

(3,226 posts)

1. I do not think so Bernie is far from done

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jul 2016

He has been trying to get people to wakeup for 40 years and now that they are starting to see what he has seen I do not think he will sept down.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. Senate rules may cramp his ability lead and organize.

Reply to awake (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:05 PM

Jul 2016

awake

(3,226 posts)

4. which rules might those be

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:06 PM

Jul 2016

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

2. Hard to say. We'll just have to wait and see

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jul 2016

what he decides.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,378 posts)

5. I suspect he will be there for awhile, at least until he sees some up and coming progressives

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:15 PM

Jul 2016

start to win more seats. I can't imagine he would leave if he felt the next generation wasn't yet in place to fight on.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

6. For a long time, I hope

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:19 PM

Jul 2016

And to those who suggest primarying him or running a Democrat against him, good luck with that. Last time it was polled his approval rating in Vermont was around 80%.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

7. List of longest-living United States Senators

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:22 PM

Jul 2016

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_United_States_Senators

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)

8. Well he has already established the "Sanders Institute."It's only a matter of time before he either

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:27 PM

Jul 2016

steps down or the Sanders Institute interferes with his ability to hold his Senate seat. You can't have an "Institute" without fund raising, and how long before his 'perpetual' fundraising violates some Senate ethic rules.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

9. As long as his health holds up, I'd guess

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:29 PM

Jul 2016

Bernie doesn't do well with leisure time

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