By Town Hall, Jan. 07, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is considering running again. He has the revolution at his back. He has an army of grassroots supporters. He has the name recognition. He has a national constituency. And he’s a solid member of the far left movement; Mr. Sanders caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. You’d think there would be another wave of Sanders. Feel the Bern 2.0, right? Well, not so much. First, his 2016 campaign has now been criticized as a den of sexism and sexual harassment. It was too male, too white, and Sanders even said he was too busy (losing to Hillary Clinton) to fully tackle these issues back then. Nice answer there, Bernie. While that might not totally derail his 2020 chances, one Vermont paper is begging him not to run. Why? Well, he could do what he did in 2016; split the Democratic vote, and come off as just the left wing version of Trump (via Barre-Montpelier Times Argus):
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