Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left open Wednesday the possibility of a 2020 presidential campaign but cautioned he has not made any decisions about a future bid after falling short against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year.
“No, I am not taking it off the table,” Sanders told SiriusXM Progress host Mark Thompson when asked if a 2020 run was on or off the table. “I just have not made any decisions.”
“I think it’s much too early,” Sanders continued. “People right now — our job right now is to not only fight against this disastrous healthcare proposal, it is to take on all of [President] Trump’s reactionary proposals.”
Sanders would be 79 years old on election day in 2020 and would become the oldest person to win the presidency by nine years if he did so. President Trump was the oldest to do so at age 70.
Since Clinton’s election loss last year, Sanders has continued his outspoken ways. He has gone on the road in a continued effort to rail against the Republican healthcare plans and did a unity tour with Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez.
Despite running in the Democratic primary last year against Clinton and speaking at the Democratic National Convention last year, Sanders has remained an independent.
Other Democrats who have been mentioned as possibilities to launch 2020 bids are Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
