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I would say AOC fits that description. No reason why we can't have both at the same time. There just aren't enough people like them.
AOC is in New York. Bernie is in Vermont.
The only reasonable replacement would be Howard Dean.
Vermont is a very small state. Bernie is an OG with ties to actual radical movements. Dean, not so much.
For a senator of Vermont, Bernie is fine. For the population, his age isn't as problematic; we don't have as many viable candidates.
When it comes to something like president? Absolutely. But also, Bernie should have been president twice, and Biden, Hillary, and Trump all know it. Bernie isn't bowing out of the game before them if he can help it, and I don't blame him.
I was referring to the old giving way to the young, not explicitly who should fill Bernie's seat in Vermont.
Because the young are already here, working alongside the old. And that's better than the alternatives. The biggest problem is that you can count people of Bernie & AOC's caliber (people who prioritize human wellbeing above financial gain & personal power) on one hand.
I do. I blame him. How are we supposed to cultivate the next generation of progressive leadership when the previous one refuses to leave?
And I don't care if it’s ageist. 80 year olds have no business being in positions this important. I’m sick of seeing people being literally wheeled into the Senate chambers to cast votes before being sent back to a hospital.
I mean if you're not a Vermonter it doesn't really make a difference to you. You're not going to get a Vermonter more radically left in that seat. If you want left, Bernie is your best bet second to Dean.
He's a Senator. This doesn't just affect Vermont. Having yet another Senator over the age of 85 will absolutely make a difference to me! I just can't vote on it because I live in Ohio.
Not when your goal is radical left and your candidate is Bernie Sanders.