IMO, Bernie should announce to run for Vice President and let a younger candidate run.

[CK_John]

Just my opinion.

[JI7]

1. I thought you were banned

[Wwcd]

5. Uh oh 🤤

😐

[Blue_true]

15. Maybe I am wrong, but I thought that a person can appeal a ban.

Why would you indicate that the person was banned?

[dameatball]

58. The "I Thought You Were" band is awesome.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Huh?!

[RandySF]

3. No thank you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. People don't "run" for Vice President independently of the presidential candidate.

So any such announcement would be ridiculous. If he is interested in that position (which is unlikely) he can't do anything but let it be known to whoever is nominated as the party's candidate that he'd like the job, and then that person could decide whether or not to offer it to him. You don't announce you're running for VP unless the presidential candidate has already selected you.

[CK_John]

10. Anybody can run for any office they want, admit it is not usual but

as long as he gets his shick in the New York Times it would work.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. No, that's not how it works. You can't run for VP separately from the presidential candidate.

You can't campaign for it and there's no mechanism for people to vote for a VP except as part of a ticket, and ultimately chosen by the Electoral College. In other words, he is only indirectly elected. It's in the Constitution.

[ashtonelijah]

50. You CAN run for Vice President; see Carly Fiorina

You can run/campaign for Vice President, it’s just that your target audience instead of voters directly would be delegates and presidential candidates. Meaning you can campaign for the DNC or RNC and its presidential nominee to nominate you as VP.

That’s what Carly Fiorina did in 2016 when she and Ted Cruz ran as a ticket for the GOP nomination.

It might be a silly idea, but you can absolutely run for a VP slot.

Bernie could independently start campaigning making the case to the country and the Democratic Party that whoever its nominee is, the DNC should choose him as VP.

I don’t want him to do it; I don’t want him to run for anything in the Democratic Party because I believe he’s damaging to the party.

But he could campaign for VP, if he got a wild hair.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

55. That's not "running" in the normal sense of the word.

That's politicking within the party; it's public relations. It's pretty much what everybody who wants to be VP does. One way or another they let the potential presidential candidates and the party bigwigs (and to some extent the public) know they're interested and hope they get picked. It's like "running" for a prom date. But whatever you want to call it I don't think Bernie will do it or that he'd get the offer anyhow.

[Laurian]

6. VP candidate of what party?

After all, he went back to being an independent once he was done using the Democratic Party to run for President.

[NurseJackie]

48. Thanks for the reminder. There are some folks who have "forgotten" ....

After all, he went back to being an independent once he was done using the Democratic Party to run for President.

Thanks for the reminder. There are some folks who have "forgotten" or who like to pretend it didn't happen.

All I'm saying is when something like that happens, it reveals a lot about a person's character and commitment, as well as their honesty and truthfulness. That's all.

[Gothmog]

7. He still needs to file his tax returns

[grantcart]

23. He filed, just won't release them

[Gothmog]

33. Release the tax returns

[demtenjeep]

8. Bernie needs to not be any candidate especially since he is an (I)

He helped to make dotard use stuff against Hillary

[shanny]

9. dotard wouldn't have done that on his own?

[Adrahil]

36. "Friendly" fire is more damaging.

Few on the left would be convinced by Trump....

[shanny]

57. running in a primary

does not constitute "friendly fire"

[bettyellen]

60. I believe they're talking about after the primary was over.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Whether it's Bernie or anybody else, the statement in the OP is inaccurate.

You don't announce your candidacy and run for VP independently of the presidential candidate. It can't be done that way, ever, by anybody.

[Pope George Ringo II]

30. Tell that to Joe Walsh. Admittedly, he seems not to have won for some reason...

[Voltaire2]

20. Lulzd

[Still In Wisconsin]

11. Incoming!! n/t

[northremembers]

14. Younger candidates need to step forward with a better plan

Which is what's happening all around us. We can stop worrying about Bernie. We all like him, but the political landscape is changing without him. I think he should get to speak at the Democratic Convention. As a candidate I think he will be as relevant in 2020 as Ross Perot was in 1996.

In terms of platform development, Democrats need to look at the issues he wants to address and put forward better solutions. What made him exciting was he brought forward issues neither party wanted to deal with. We should thank him because younger candidates feel a lot more confident about campaigning on these issues.

Thanks, Bernie.

[Blue_true]

16. I agree. The nomination must be won on merit.

I have my preferences in who I will back during primaries, but once a Democratic Party nominee emerges, I am 100% behind that person, because trying any alternative is just not sane.

[we can do it]

17. No. Hell no.

[Squinch]

18. Um... that's not how it works.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. That's what I tried to explain, too, but nobody seems to care.

All too busy ranting about how Bernie sucks and shouldn't run for Vice President, which he can't because that's not how it works.

[grantcart]

24. OP has a valid point

Bernie Sanders has never followed precedent and never believes that the rules apply to him.

Personally I think we should appoint him to lead the Space Force and in the tradition of the Shogun lead from a frontal position.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. No, he doesn't.

Bernie can't run for VP because that's not how it works.

[grantcart]

28. Obviously, and my point was about Bernie, who expects all rules don't apply to him

The practice of having the President select the VP is relatively new as it used to be left to the convention to decide. Even today anybody can have their name put into nomination for the VP if they can get the chair to recognize them. In 1944 not only didn't Roosevelt indicate a preference but Wallace had the votes at the beginning of the convention. As concerns about Roosevelt's health were raised Wallace's support declined and other candidates were raised up. Ironically the eventual nominee, Truman, was not interested in and did not run for the position.

As you point out for BS to "run" for VP 2 things would have to happen; The Democratic Party would havevto set aside CURRENT tradition. The more impossible hurdle is that he would have to become a member of the party he in fact despises and disparages frequently.

I believe that my reference to sending Bernie into outer space was sufficiently sardonic as to indicate I was basically agreeing with you.

[Me.]

59. He Could Become A Dem

like he did before and then turn and run when he didn't need the Dems anymore but who says he wouldn't do the same again? Fool me once....

[4now]

19. We will have much better candidates to choose from

No need to recycle.

[LisaL]

22. As already has been pointed out, Vice Presidential candidate is selected by a Presidential Candidate

So this suggestion makes no sense.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I am beginning to wonder if anybody around here has ever read the damn Constitution.

[MineralMan]

37. Some have read it. You can recognize them, because

they don't propose nonsense that is not within constitutional limits. Instead, they make proposals that are possible.

[CK_John]

40. The states control the type of system to elect candidates the electoral college names the winners.

I think a state just dropped the caucus for a primary.

[democratisphere]

27. I believe it is time for Bernie to retire from any office and become

a statesman for his causes.

[CK_John]

41. This is the meaning of the op.

[Hav]

29. Besides the other points

The role of the VP is to be able to take over should something happen to the President, preferably someone for 2 terms I suppose. It makes no sense that the replacement is someone who is so old. Something tells me that Sanders wouldn't like to be second fiddle anyways.
2016 and the toxicity has caused enough damage. The President chooses his VP and both should be Democrats.

[dawg day]

32. His or HER VP

> The President chooses his VP and both should be Democrats.

Just a reminder-- the last candidate was a "her", and I hope the next one is too.

Agree about both being real Democrats. That's the name on the party!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

31. .

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[eShirl]

34. Who does that?

[brooklynite]

35. Name anyone who "ran" for Vice-President

[CK_John]

43. Stockdale in 1992.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. Stockdale didn't "run" for VP. Ross Perot asked him to be his running mate

on his independent ticket. Same as all the other running mates in history. That's why the call them "running mates."

[NY_20th]

46. "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" - Stockdale

lol

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[dembotoz]

38. if we could turn the bernie hatred into electricity we could power all the airconditoners on the

east coast

some things don't change do they

[demmiblue]

39. Oh, it's you.

Why do people fall for this bait?!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

45. Entertainment value.

[NurseJackie]

42. ...

[NCTraveler]

49. Take a look at them plagiarizing a right winger.

Unless they are said individual, then I would be willing to take my charge of plagiarism back.

They literally copy and pasted the words of a right winger as if it was their own work.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210567597#post10

[NurseJackie]

51. Interesting find. Very revealing...

Take a look at them plagiarizing a right winger.

Interesting find. Very revealing. It's not something that's very flattering, if true.

I would be willing to take my charge of plagiarism back.

That's because you have class and integrity.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. Interesting.

People should at least cite their sources.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. Maybe right winger or maybe just stubbornly uninformed.

Unfortunately right wingers aren't the only people who don't know how the government works - there are an awful lot of misinformed and uninformed people on DU and everywhere else. I have to wonder if that stuff is even taught in schools any more.

[NCTraveler]

54. I don't think being stubbornly uninformed....

Makes one willing to plagiarize the work of right wingers and as if it was their own work.

[onenote]

53. Your unique form of entertainment has been missed.

[Fresh_Start]

61. Trump can ask him to be his VP candidate for 2020...

and that would have more chance of succeeding then his choosing to run for VP otherwise