Bash Praises Bernie Sanders’ ‘Vigor’ and ‘Intensity:’ ‘Is There Another Presidential Run in You?’

BASH: “Something that I’m sure you have seen, a Gallup poll — did you see this Gallup poll?”
Sanders: “Yeah.”
BASH: “And what the Gallup poll found was that you are one of the most widely admired Americans. And I believe you’re only second to the pope.”
Sanders: “(Laughs) You want me to declare my candidacy for pope? Is that what you’re asking?”
BASH: “I don’t think — I don’t think that you’re eligible, for a lot of reasons.”
Sanders: “All right. Then I won’t do that.”
BASH: “I watched you tonight. I have watched you for a very, very long time. You’re obviously still full of vigor and intensity for the things that you’re passionate about and have been for decades. Is there another presidential run in you?”
Sanders: “Oh, God. Let’s not worry about that. I am going to be 84 years of age next month, as a matter of fact. So I think that speaks for itself. But, right now, what is more important, in my view — and I want to see, obviously, the most progressive candidate that we can have — is to rally the grassroots of America. A moment ago, you asked me about West Virginia and why people vote for Donald Trump. Our job is to turn that around. Our job is to educate and organize and give people, working-class people, an agenda which understands that, in the richest country in the history of the world, we can, in fact, provide a decent standard of living for all of our people.”