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Bernie Sanders Won't Rule Out 2020 Run

But don't start printing those Bernie 2020 signs yet.
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Fans of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will be pleased to learn that they may get another chance to elect him president.

When asked during a CNN town hall event on Monday if he had plans to run in 2020, Sanders stayed coy― but didn’t rule out the possibility. 

“It is much too early to be talking about that,” he said, before paying tribute to his 2016 presidential campaign.

“What we have got to worry about is how we deal with the issues that impact us today,” he said. “One of the reasons that we had success in our campaign― we also surprised a lot of people ― is that we talked about issues that people believed in.”

If Sanders were to be elected president in 2020, he would be the oldest in U.S. history at 79. Former President Ronald Reagan was 77 when he left office.

Other rumored 2020 Democratic hopefuls include Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.).

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Sen. Bernie Sanders gathers with members of his family after officially announcing his candidacy for the U.S. presidency on May 26, 2015 in Burlington, Vermont. (credit:Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers remarks at a town meeting at the South Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 27, 2015. (credit:Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders receives a standing ovation while speaking at a town meeting at the South Church on May 27, 2015 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (credit:Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign event at Drake University on June 12, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders greets guests at a campaign event at Drake University on June 12, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders greets guests at a campaign event at Drake University on June 12, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders chats with supporters during a visit to his Iowa campaign headquarters on June 13, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference to discuss legislation to restore pension guarantees for thousands of retired union workers, in front of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on June 18, 2015. (credit:JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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