‘He’s On His Own’: Bernie Sanders Won’t Endorse Son in U.S. House Race

U.S. House candidate Levi Sanders, left, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., take a walk in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 7, 2016. (Associated Press)

If Bernie Sanders doesn’t receive a Father’s Day card on Sunday, the reason might not be hard to figure out.

The U.S. senator from Vermont has declined to endorse his son Levi Sanders, 49, a candidate for a U.S. House seat in New Hampshire, according to reports.

“He’s on his own,” the elder Sanders told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday night, adding that he doesn’t like “dynastic politics.”

Some say they are not surprised, because the elder Sanders has a long history of being stingy with political endorsements.

In the mid-1980s, for example, Sanders declined to do more to aid what has evolved into Vermont’s Progressive Party. Then last winter he declined to help his stepdaughter, Carina Driscoll, run for the mayor’s office in Burlington, Vt., which Sanders himself once held.

“This is a fancy dance that Bernie has done, but it’s not recommended for anyone else,” said Garrison Nelson, a University of Vermont political science professor emeritus. “This is a testament to Bernie’s uniqueness as a political actor.”

Click here to continue reading…

SOURCE: Dom Calicchio
Fox News