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So Bernie Sanders Hasn’t Ruled Out a 2024 Presidential Run.

The Senator from Vermont might try a third time for the Presidency if Joe Biden doesn’t run, and I hope he does.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readApr 21, 2022
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Since I discovered his campaign when he was polling at just three percent in his first Presidential run in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, I have supported Senator Bernie Sanders throughout both of his Presidential runs. It was an easy decision, considering there isn’t a single lawmaker in Washington who has consistently been so right on the issues, uncorrupted, and approached politics with the purest of intentions to do what’s right for the American people.

Apparently, Bernie might give it one more shot.

Sean Sullivan with The Washington Post writes:

“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is open to running for president in 2024 if President Biden declines to seek reelection, according to a campaign memo a top political adviser distributed to allies on Wednesday that was shared with The Washington Post.

“In the event of an open 2024 Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Sanders has not ruled out another run for president, so we advise that you answer any questions about 2024 with that in mind,” says the memo from Faiz Shakir, a close Sanders adviser who was his…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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