Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week said the odds of him launching a third presidential campaign are “very, very slim” after suspending his current campaign last month and endorsing Joe Biden.
“I think the likelihood is very, very slim at that,” Sanders replied. “I think next time around you’re going to see another candidate carrying the progressive banner. I think it’s very, very unlikely that I’ll ever be running for president again.”
Sanders, who describes himself as a Democratic socialist, first ran for president in 2016. Despite entering the contest with far less recognition than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he gained a lot of support from young voters.
At 78, Sanders was the oldest candidate running for the presidential nomination this cycle, and, if he had eventually run, would have been the oldest president ever elected.
Elsewhere during the interview on Monday, Sanders said he hopes Biden will look to the Congressional Progressive Caucus to staff key members of his cabinet, if he is elected.