Good Monday evening. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions.
With more Democrats expressing doubts about whether President Biden should run for a second term, the question is, who would replace him?
One possible option is Senator and two-time presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), writes Fox News political analyst JUAN WILLIAMS. Various polls have shown Sanders maintains a strong base of support, particularly among young voters.
But Sanders has made it clear he's not running. For one thing, he's warmed to President Biden, who Sanders says has been "better than people anticipated." Sanders might have more of an impact by remaining in the Senate and continuing to nudge Biden to the left.
But Williams believes the charismatic Sanders generates an enthusiasm among Democrats that no other candidate since Obama has been able to replicate. Williams adds, "The Vermont senator is a champion of unions that are still the lifeblood of Democratic Party politics in terms of money, ground-game organization, and voter turnout on election days."
Of course, the main reason many Democrats oppose another Biden run is his age, 80. Sanders is 81, but, unlike Biden, he doesn't seem to have lost a step. And as Williams puts it, "Despite his age, Sanders continues to speak to working-class and middle-class frustration in watching the rich get richer while they struggle to pay bills."
If the president doesn't run, Williams writes, "you can bet Sanders will take a third run at the White House. And he might win."
Read Williams's column here.
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