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THE CASE FOR BERNIE SANDERS RETIRING

To suggest every older candidate or public servant retire would be rank ageism.
But Ibelieve Sanders had an opportunity here to set an important example.
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Bernie Sanders on why he’s endorsing Biden, forgoing his own 2024 bid
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May 27, 2024, 12:00 AM HST
By Kaivan Shroff, senior advisor to the Institute for Education and political
commentator

Earlier in May, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with
Democrats, announced that he would seek re-election for a fourth term. Sanders
is 82 years old and suffered a heart attack in 2019 while campaigning for
president. One might expect the chorus of progressives — those who have
questioned Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy because she did not retire
sooner, called for new leadership when President Joe Biden, 81, announced his
2024 re-election bid, and now suggest 69-year-old Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the
first and only Latina on the Supreme Court, should step down from the bench
early — to be similarly outraged. But so far we’ve heard little concern about
the popular liberal senator running for a term that would end when he is just a
year shy of 90.

Even the best and most effective politicians must never give in to the idea that
they are irreplaceable.

Even the best and most effective politicians must never give in to the idea that
they are irreplaceable. On the right, we have heard lawmakers recently claim
their candidacy was demanded by a higher power. Such egotism does not help
democracy, nor does it inherently serve the best interests of constituents. And
in worst-case scenarios it can lead to negative short- and long-term
consequences.




Arguably, it makes more sense for Sanders to retire now than it would for some
of the others targeted for their age in the past. To replace Biden would have
meant Democrats giving up a potential incumbency advantage in a close and
consequential 2024 presidential race. Potential wild cards like Sen. Joe Manchin
and Kyrsten Sinema could complicate Sotomayor replacement efforts.

In contrast, there appears very little strategic or operational risk in
replacing Sanders — who is running for election in a state that voted Democratic
by a 2-1 margin in 2020 and continues to trend bluer. And the committee
succession question would be less fraught than it is when a lawmaker steps down
midterm.



Sanders is obviously an iconic figure with a platform that resonates with young
progressives — a key part of Democrats’ winning coalition. But his perpetual
candidacy arguably contradicts his progressive message. For years, Sanders has
talked about young people being the future leaders of our country, but that
reality will continue to be delayed as long as octogenarians refuse to make way.

Across the country, Democrats (and aligned independents) need a strong
grassroots movement and youth pipeline. Is Sanders helping that effort in
Vermont? His re-election bid begs the question, are there truly no other
progressives in the state prepared to take up his mantle?



These are the same types of questions that have been asked of Biden, but
electing a president is a different political project than replacing a senator.
As the Vermont senator noted in his own announcement video, the 2024 election
“is the most consequential election in our lifetimes.” Biden has already
defeated Donald Trump once, earned over 81 million votes, and has a laundry list
of first-term accomplishments to campaign for re-election on. Democratic leaders
calculated that despite concerns about his age, he remained the strongest
candidate against Trump. And the other alternatives would be worse.


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Sanders is in a different situation, with different strategic variables.

Certainly there are many scenarios where it is reasonable — even necessary — for
steady, experienced, leaders to stay in power.

The longtime lawmaker’s relationship with the Democratic Party establishment has
been, at times, a bit messy. While some establishment Democrats blamed him for
an overly divisive primary in 2016, the left-wing icon has helped the
Biden-Harris administration in many ways. Just last month, Biden and Sanders
held a joint event to celebrate the administration’s success lowering certain
prescription drug prices. Sanders was also early to endorse Biden’s re-election
bid a year ago. “The last thing this country needs is a Donald Trump or some
other right-wing demagogue who is going to try to undermine American democracy
or take away a woman’s right to choose, or not address the crisis of gun
violence, or racism, sexism or homophobia,” he said at the time.

To suggest every older candidate or public servant retire would be rank ageism.
Certainly there are many scenarios where it is reasonable — even necessary — for
steady, experienced, leaders to stay in power. Yet, I believe Sanders had an
opportunity here to set an important example, and gracefully propel the next
generation of leaders forward. He can still champion the priorities of the left
from retirement. Instead, Sanders now risks ending his career on a sour note.

Kaivan Shroff

Kaivan Shroff is a senior advisor to the Institute for Education and a political
commentator. He previously served on the advisory board for Dream for America, a
progressive Gen Z-led non-profit. He is an alumnus of the Hillary for America
digital team, holds a joint degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy
School, an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA in Political Science
from Brown University.





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