Mike Gravel, the former U.S. senator and octogenarian meme star, who became a hit after teens took over his Twitter account and launched a presidential campaign, dropped out of the 2020 race this weekend.
Although he reached some of the polling thresholds, Gravel was not invited to any of the 2020 presidential debates, where he had announced he would challenge U.S. imperialism and centrism.
Today, Gravel made his official 2020 endorsement, favoring the most left candidate in the field, unsurprisingly putting his support behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
"I am proud and honored to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the presidency of the United States." pic.twitter.com/Y7uf8ebbhD
— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) August 6, 2019
Sanders thanked Gravel for the endorsement and pledged to take on his preeminent fight: ending forever wars.
Thank you Senator Gravel. Together we will end forever wars, fight for an economy that works for all of us, and bring millions of people into the political process. https://t.co/U2irbrMm0q
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 6, 2019
Farewell, Mike Gravel. The memes were too good.
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