Sanders blasts talk of 2020 candidates, wants focus on ‘real problems’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is not happy that there is already talk of the 2020 presidential election, saying the focus should be on “real problems” like income inequality and the disappearing middle class.

“Are you going to run for president in 2086? Let’s talk about that. We’ll do a poll,” Sanders said Wednesday on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

When Meyers suggested “that is not for you,” regarding talk of 2020, Sanders said “no.”

{mosads}Sanders, who ran a long but ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Democratic nomination, said he is still optimistic about the future of the country.

“Maybe the most moving part of my campaign for president was just meeting literally well over a million people face-to-face in large rallies, small town meetings and seeing the beauty of this country. And that’s not just rhetoric, Seth,” he said.

“There are incredible, beautiful people out there. Young people, old people, working people, who love this country and more than a few put their lives on the line to defend this country,” he added.

“So I saw an enormous amount of beauty and hope in this country which makes me very optimistic.”