Bernie Sanders’s Son Gets Obliterated in New Hampshire Primary
It seems the Vermont senator made the right choice by refusing to endorse Levi Sanders.
Bernie Sanders crisscrossed the country this year doling out endorsements for Democratic candidates, observers inevitably noted that there was one candidate in particular that he declined to support: Levi Sanders, his only biological son, who launched a long-shot campaign for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. Bernie, of course, framed his silence in moral terms. While the two boast virtually identical political beliefs, the elder Sanders repeatedly insisted that he would not dabble in “dynastic politics,” an all-American tradition responsible for generations of terrible politicians. “He’s on his own. He’s going to speak to the people of New Hampshire, and I’m sure he’s going to do very well,” Sanders predicted, optimistically. But Levi did not: In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the son of Sanders placed seventh out of 11 candidates, taking less than 2 percent of the vote. (The victor, Chris Pappas, won roughly 42 percent.)
Bernie Sanders’s Son Gets Obliterated in New Hampshire Primary
It seems the Vermont senator made the right choice by refusing to endorse Levi Sanders.
Bernie Sanders crisscrossed the country this year doling out endorsements for Democratic candidates, observers inevitably noted that there was one candidate in particular that he declined to support: Levi Sanders, his only biological son, who launched a long-shot campaign for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. Bernie, of course, framed his silence in moral terms. While the two boast virtually identical political beliefs, the elder Sanders repeatedly insisted that he would not dabble in “dynastic politics,” an all-American tradition responsible for generations of terrible politicians. “He’s on his own. He’s going to speak to the people of New Hampshire, and I’m sure he’s going to do very well,” Sanders predicted, optimistically. But Levi did not: In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the son of Sanders placed seventh out of 11 candidates, taking less than 2 percent of the vote. (The victor, Chris Pappas, won roughly 42 percent.)