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    359 hours ago

    I feel like it’s Bernie rolling solo as our last hope. Seriously, what is everyone else doing? Bernie is on YouTube and out giving speeches. Where are the other politicians???

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      55 hours ago

      Maybe Bernie should just start running for president now. Fuck it. Trump already established that precedent. I’m serious. We should run Bernie. He can even outright say that he’s going to run the presidency largely via delegation, and that he will rarely if ever leave his home in Vermont. I for one would be much happier having the US run by the friendly progressive Grandpa in Vermont than Lord Voldemort and Kaptain Ketamine in DC. And he could delegate most of his duties to trusted lieutenants, just as Trump is doing now. Trump is largely disengaged from the day-to-day running of the White House, and Bernie could be as well if he wanted. The presidency is famously a hard job, but it’s also one of those jobs that’s kind of only as hard as you want it to be. Hell, if he felt the need to cede core planning to someone, he could cede it to his VP, AOC or someone else. I know Bernie isn’t really up for a full presidential term, but the presidency is ultimately a job you can do if you are literally senile. We know that from the Reagan years at least.

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      98 hours ago

      Many do too, albeit they aren’t celebrities and are less visible, but Bernie is on another level.