- Joined
- Jul 20, 2015
- Messages
- 8,879
- Reaction score
- 0
Levi Sanders did not receive his father's endorsement to represent NH's 1st Congressional District, and lost the Democratic primary to a openly gay white man Chris Pappas. "Sen. Bernie Sanders' son was trounced by a large margin in the Democratic contest" and got dominated by Mr. Pappas, who is open gay. Mr. Pappers will face off against Rudy Giuliani-backed Republican Eddie Edwards, pictured above, in the November midterm election.
This is election is considered to be a "jump ball" of electoral politics, meaning that it is up for grabs. Many people expected that Bernie Sanders's name would carry more weight than it did. Bernie has declined to endorse his son b/c he did not want to start a dynasty.
Bernie Sanders w/ Levi.
NOTE: Bernie's son is not Bernie's wife's son, but is actually Bernie's girlfriend's son.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...rnie-sanders-son-trounced-in-dem-primary.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...ses-new-hamsphire_us_5b96ad32e4b0162f472fd806
A Rudy Giuliani-backed congressional candidate seeking to make history as New Hampshire's first black congressman emerged from a crowded field to win the state's GOP primary on Tuesday, as Sen. Bernie Sanders' son was trounced by a large margin in the Democratic contest.
. . .
There had not been an open seat in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District in more than 16 years, and fittingly, 16 candidates vied on Tuesday to fill it, including 11 Democrats and 5 Republicans. The district, which Fox News ranks as leaning Democratic in November, is considered a key potential battleground in November and a rare opportunity for the GOP to snatch a blue seat.
Bernie Sanders' son, Levi Sanders, right, sharing a laugh with Maura Sullivan following a debate for Democratic hopefuls earlier this month. He was trounced on Tuesday in the primary. (AP)
. . .
On the Democratic side, Chris Pappas, a former state lawmaker who is serving his third term on the governor's Executive Council, won the party nod. Pappas, who is openly gay, topped Maura Sullivan, a U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran who served in the Department of Veterans Affairs and at the Pentagon during the Obama administration.
Both finished well ahead of Sanders' son, 49 -year-old Levi, who did not pick up his father's endorsement. Levi explained, “In the Sanders family, we don’t ‘do’ dynastic politics.”
Chris Pappas, Tuesday's winner in the Democratic NH primary, participating in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. (AP)
In early results, Sanders had picked up less than three percent of the vote in New Hampshire, which his father won by double-digits in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
The younger Sanders' platform included Medicare-for-all and a higher minimum wage, but he was criticized during the race for living not only outside of the district, but also out of the state's political mainstream.
According to an article on HuffPo, Levis Sanders has caught controversy from Dems in the past when he came out against so-called “white privilege garbage” arguments and criticized MSNBC’s Joy Reid for employing “identity politics.” He is also an avid rage poster who insults people on Facebook over petty things.
What do you think? Does the apple fall far from the tree? Does Levi Sanders have a future in electoral politics? Franky I'm surprised Bernie even has a son.
Also, who do you think takes this election for NH's 1st District? They went for Trump and reelected the Democratic incumbent last time. I think they'll go for Edward Edwards this time, because this Pappas guy doesn't exactly instill confidence. Seems kinda... weak. But IDK, we'll see.
Discuss
Last edited: