I just watched this video, and am realizing that I may be in denial about the culmination of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.
When Bernie announced that he was suspending his campaign, I spent the day talking to fellow supporters I have worked with over the years… and personally felt very little, emotionally speaking. I thought to myself, “this was inevitable.” But watching this video right now, it is finally hitting me that the campaign is over. That something I have worked so hard for and spent so much of my time and energy on is over.
Obviously, “the movement” (or many movements) will continue in some way(s), shape or form… but Bernie really was a special kind of lightning rod that I am afraid I won’t see again. And with all that is happening in the world, it is hard to imagine how we are going to move forward cohesively.