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In reply to the discussion: Joy Reid goes below the belt, Jane Sanders responds [View all]karynnj
(60,825 posts)I assume that Jane Sanders is very aware of the amount of heat he -- and she -- will get if he runs to be President. Personally, I do not see that happening and if he does run, I doubt that he wins the primaries.
In 2016, there were only two candidates after the early point when O'Malley left the race. I suspect that while a portion of those who voted for him were excited about his message. I would suggest that he likely also got some who could be called Anybody but Hillary. I suspect that there will be more candidates running for 2020 - and I doubt he will be the one people gravitate to - even as he starts with far more name recognition than in 2016.
My guess is that Sanders main contribution in 2020 might be to endorse a candidate that he sees as running on the issues important to him. That endorsement might be as important as Ted Kennedy endorsing Kerry and travelling all over Iowa with him or Kerry and then Kennedy endorsing Obama to the recipient.