Eighty- two- yr- ancient Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I- VT ) announced Monday he may seek another term in office.
Smith announced that he was running for reelection on X.
Let me say a heartfelt thank you to the Vermonters who gave me the opportunity to assist in the US Senate. It has been my life’s recognition.
Now, I am announcing my purpose to find another term. Here is why: photograph. twitter.com/cfO8MF4Cep
— Bernie Sanders ( @BernieSanders ) May 6, 2024
” I want to express my sincere gratitude to the people of Vermont for giving me the opportunity to offer in the US Senate. It has been the pride of my existence”, he said. ” Now, I am announcing my goal to get another term”.
Smith, who will turn 83 before the November vote, had been 89 by the end of his third term in January 2031, should he get election.
Sanders argued in his announcement video against funding Israel’s conflict with Hamas and advocated for incorporating” Roe v. Wade” into federal law, “making convinced all open colleges and universities are tuition-free.”
The state’s filing deadline is May 30 for the August 13 elections, which were held in later April.
With 94 percent of the ballot, Sanders was quickly able to defeat Lawrence Zupan, the Republican nomination for the 2018 presidential poll, and a number of other third-party candidates.
Gerald Malloy, a veteran of Republican battle, is re-electing this year as the Green Mountain State’s 2022 Republican senator.
Malloy sought former Sen. Patrick Leahy’s ( D- VT ) seat but lost to Sen. Peter Welch ( D- VT ) by a 40- point margin in the general election.
Sen. Sanders, a far-leftist, was first elected in the midterm elections of 2006 and is now seeking reelection as one of the most well-known progressives in the country. He successfully applied for the Democrat national election in 2016 and 2020.  , In 2016, Sanders came in second to then twice- failed political candidate Hillary Clinton. The ultimate member matter was 2, 811 for Clinton and 1, 879 for Smith, as the vast majority of very members went to Clinton.
He placed second in 2020 as also, earning 1, 119 members to Joe Biden’s 2, 739.
