The 82-year-old Vermont senator wants a secure successor to his role as the vanguard of the American left.
Share on linkedin Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks before President Biden takes the stage on Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park on April 22 in Triangle, Va. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images is not ready to step away from the national political stage without a clear successor to his progressive throne, Axios has learned.Sanders' decision to run for a fourth Senate term at the age of 82 makes clear that he doesn't see anyone ready to pick up the mantle as the vanguard of the American left.
Sanders still sees a number of ways to pick up key victories for the progressive movement over the next few years.The compounding international crises and upcoming domestic fights over politics and policy means that for Sanders, this is when his voice may be needed the most. Sanders can reach 2024 voters on economic issues, which some in the Democratic Party don't communicate as effectively, Shakir argued.continue as the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and if Democrats can hold onto their Senate majority, is eyeing progressive victories that were cut out of the first Biden administration.
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