Bennet says despite cancer diagnosis, he's 'looking forward to running in 2020'

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Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet says despite his cancer diagnosis, he's 'looking forward to running in 2020'

"I'm looking forward to running in 2020," Bennet said Sunday on CNN's"State of the Union" with Jake Tapper."This obviously was unexpected, but we caught it early. It's something that I think we're going to be able to treat, and I don't think it should keep me off the trail." Bennet said last Wednesday he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and would have surgery during the next congressional recess.

"And there's no way I would know I had prostate cancer if I hadn't had the screening." Bennet has broken from much of the Democratic field by not endorsing"Medicare for All," an initiative to establish a government-run plan to insure all Americans. Bennet has joined instead with Virginia Democratic Sen.

 

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No more white male candidates. Please.

He let joe Biden feel his girls

Tell him to do Proton treatment

How far does he plan on running? Yummy cookie.

I'm not giving my vote to someone else because you have cancer, I hope you beat that wholly, but my vote will go to someone not supporting a left extremist party.

Being a democrat is a cancer diagnosis for the country.

Great spirit

What are the radical left democrats going to run on? Feelings? Identity politics? Killing babies? Higher unemployment? Lower GDP? Weaker borders? Unnafordable health care? Abolishing ICE? Abolishing the EC? (Until they lose the popular vote) I'm glad I walked away.

Life is more important than running for office. Don't put yourself through that sir. May God take the cancer from your body.

More grace

Watched him on the floor of the Senate. That’s the type of advocate we need in the White House. A selfless person with grace and courage who is unafraid to speak truth to power. The opposite of the current occupant.

Why not? Mitt Romney was just elected senator despite his past history of prostate cancer, and Rudy Giuliani was treated for it a year before 9/11.

Remember when the left attacked McCain for his cancer ? The left kept asking about his health as president.

All the powers of governments are held in place by God but only for such length of time as they will obey God and keep The Ten Commandments daily.

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Kick cancer's ass, Senator.

What a man ...

Wonderful news, as we’ve always had a shortage of white men running for office, and only 44 of the last 45 presidents have been white.

All the best

That would be a gamble I wouldn’t want to take. Better to elect someone who at least is healthy when they take office.

Senator Bennett, if there's someone whispering in your ear that you'll get 'sympathy votes', that's the 1st flag to get out of running & get away from those scumbags putting politics over your health. cnn

He has the heart of a lion. Cancer is never an obstacle.

leahmcelrath

How many Dems are left in the country that aren't running?

Please, take care of your health and do your best in the house. 😍

AdamsFlaFan

sfpelosi

He could term limit himself.

Sure. Just stay away from windmills, Mike.

God Bless you

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