Bernie’s campaign now admits, three days later, that he had a heart attack on the campaign trail. He’s 78 years old, born before WWII. For perspective, Reagan was 10 years younger than Bernie would be at the time of the next election. As a child of parents a few years older than Bernie, I would be surprised if Bernie’s health issues did not increase over time.
It’s his decision. But, I cannot help but think that if Bernie really cared about the Democratic Party and progressive causes he would reconsider his candidacy. And that may well be his plan. I could see him using the next debate as a way to exit the stage.
There are younger more vital and healthy candidates who largely share his views. Candidates who are younger, not older, than Trump. And Bernie can play a very important and influential role as a kingmaker in providing support and advice to other candidates. He will play a role in this election, even if not a candidate. In fact, I think he will play a larger role if he’s not a candidate.
I think it will be very interesting to see how Bernie reacts to this situation. It may reshape his legacy.
We’ve certainly never seen anything like this.
Interesting times.