Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, 82, of Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats, on Monday announced his bid for re-election to a fourth six-year term in the Senate.
Saying that 'today I am announcing my intention to seek another term' in the Senate, longtime independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday formally launched his bid for re-election. The 82-year-old progressive champion who caucuses with the Democrats is running for a fourth six-year term representing the blue state of Vermont in the Senate.
Sanders emphasized that 'in recent years, working together, we have made important progress in addressing some very serious challenges. But much, much more needs to be done if we are to become the state and the nation our people deserve.' The senator, who has long worked to push the Democratic Party to the left, pushed for trillions in spending during the first two years of President Biden's administration, as the nation rebounded from the coronavirus pandemic.
Sanders acknowledged that 'Israel had the absolute right to defend itself from this terrorist attack,' as he pointed to the bloody October attack by Hamas that left of 1,200 Israelis dead. 'But it did not and does not have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people,' he added, as he pointed to the Israeli war in Gaza that has reportedly left over 34,000 Palestinians dead. 'U.S.
Republican Gerald Malloy, who lost the 2022 election in Vermont, is running again. Framing his re-election effort, Sanders highlighted what's at stake. 'There are very difficult times for our country and in world. And, in many ways, this 2024 election is the most consequential election in our lifetimes. Will the United States continue to even function as a democracy, or will we move to an authoritarian form of government?' the senator asked.
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