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Connections: Bernie Sanders running in 2020?

Bernie Sanders is planning another trip to Iowa, and, well, we're not Canada, are we? This isn't Canada. It's the United States, where presidential campaigns last for years, and we're always on to the next race. But this time, Democrats feel that it's not too early to get serious about this. They lost the White House. They lost Congress. They're getting crushed in state races. So the decision starting at the top -- Sanders in 2020? -- is the first domino in a national strategy for winning. Should it be about pragmatism or idealism? Our guests will debate it:

  • Jesse Lenney, Western Region Political Director of the New York Working Families Party
  • Rumella Cameron, a local entrepreneur and a candidate for Greece Town Board
  • Stephanie Townsend, former Vice President of Public Policy for the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and a candidate for Town Board in Pittsford
  • Josh Keaton, local Democratic organizer
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.