Bernie Sanders just said on the Nightly Show that he "would run for president..."

[Renew Deal]

He said that "if we can demonstrate that we have a whole lot of people willing to stand up and fight and we can raise a reasonable amount of money, yeah I would run for president."

So the question is how many people and more importantly, how much money?

[tracks29]

1. He's been saying that for close to a year

He's already seen the support. He'll announce before May

[TheNutcracker]

2. I hope so!!!

[Scootaloo]

3. Damn sure better

I've got one socialist on my city council. another in the white house might be too much to hope for, but that's not going to stop me!

[madfloridian]

8. He's probably right about the money though.

Unfortunately. I would support and vote for him if he ran, but the money will be a huge issue.

It's in just a few hands now.

[Cheese Sandwich]

4. Where do I sign up?

No like really, where is the actual sign up page for the Bernie Sanders campaign?

Oh wait here it is... https://berniesanders.com/

[mmonk]

10. I joined. I just wonder how many have.

[freshwest]

6. Still with that 'if.' He's honest about it. Perhaps direct contributions from regular people would

overcome the financial gap? At times he sounds disheartened at the amount of money that will need to be raised. It will have to be a truly grassroots campaign. I'd love to see him as POTUS.

[Renew Deal]

12. He hasn't stated the amount of money

I wonder what his number is. And I don't know how he plans to get there without either announcing an exploratory committee or without a draft campaign.

But the dollar amount is interesting to me. Is it $10 million? $50 Million? $100 million? I would think that $50 million is the number for the early primaries and another $50 to go to the convention. Approx $1B for the general election.

Has anyone asked him?

[libpride_15]

7. Maybe he'll figure the best way to run for VP is to "challenge" Hillary

Honest debate never hurt anybody, and I think they'd keep it civil as Bernie, as much as I like him, has no chance.

[Jim Lane]

9. Did he say anything about O'Malley?

I've always figured that Sanders would stay out if Warren ran, because he's motivated by the desire to see progressive issues raised, not by personal ambition.

It seems highly likely that Warren won't run but O'Malley will. That raises the question whether Sanders will consider O'Malley to be enough of a challenge on Clinton's left, and might stay out so as not to split the vote.

[Renew Deal]

13. No, but he didn't have a lot of time to speak

The show dynamic is strange. They had Bernie one with two regular people and the two spent most of the time talking. If you're going to have a senator on, you should let him talk.

Sanders did say that there were "other progressives" or something like that, but didn't name names.

[Jim Lane]

15. Thanks. You're right, "other progressives" is ambiguous.

He might consider O'Malley a poseur but be leaving the door open to support Warren.

Alternatively, he may figure that holding his possible candidacy in the wings is an opportunity to influence how O'Malley will shape his campaign. As Barry Goldwater said, politicians go hunting where the ducks are. If Sanders is in the race and getting the support of many of the progressives, then O'Malley will be more likely to look elsewhere, and end up running a "soft" campaign that's not very critical of Clinton.

On the other hand, O'Malley has already denounced triangulation, a not-very-veiled criticism of a certain former President. That indicates a general willingness to be to Clinton's left. If Sanders stays out, O'Malley has much more to gain by emphasizing that aspect of his candidacy, because the people who would otherwise support Warren or Sanders will be looking for a candidate.

[madokie]

11. This old okie is in Bernie

I'm with you all the way.
As soon as the bank opens so I can transfer some bucks to my paypal account I will be sending him some coin to let him know that he has support even all the way over here in Oklahoma where the grass grows strong and the buffalo roam, or some such
It would be my wish that we have a person of his integrity to follow up on the man we call President today.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. Love Bernie and the Nightly Show, it's on my DVR.

Can't wait.