Bernie Sanders Says Hell Run For Re-election As An Independent

[Trumpocalypse]

Bernie Sanders Says He’ll Run For Re-election As An Independent
“That’s what I’ve been doing for a long time and that’s what I’ll continue to do,” he said.

By Igor Bobic

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) confirmed he’ll run for re-election next year as an independent candidate.

“I am an independent, and I have always run in Vermont as an independent, while I caucus with the Democrats in the United States Senate,” Sanders said in an interview with New Hampshire’s Concord Monitor. “That’s what I’ve been doing for a long time and that’s what I’ll continue to do.”

Sanders, 76, is serving his second term in the Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. Last year, he was appointed to the Senate Democratic leadership team as outreach director.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-independent-reelection_us_59edeceae4b00f0861a0028e?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Just an FYI. No comment.

[MineralMan]

1. I expect him to win, and continue to serve in the Senate.

He's a strong ally for the Democratic Caucus there. I never expected him to run as a Democrat. He does not identify himself as a Democrat, despite his usual voting with the Democratic Caucus.

[comradebillyboy]

2. I hope he remains an independent for the rest of his

political career.