Independent socialist Bernie Sanders to run for president as — shocker! — a Democrat

Word on Vermont Public Radio is that Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had teased a decision on his presidential intentions by the end of the month, will announce Thursday that he is seeking the White House as a Democrat. The announcement brought some interest to the Democratic primary, which so far has consisted of little more than Hillary Clinton seemingly hoping to dodge all questions until the election.

Bernie Sanders, Vermont socialist, is running for president. Will the media take him seriously–just to have a semblance of a race?

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) April 28, 2015

Take him seriously? How could they ignore these numbers?

Say this for Bernie Sanders: he's polling at 3x O'Malley's support http://t.co/M9bxlx5H2s pic.twitter.com/36CotFD403

— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) April 28, 2015

Sanders-mentum!

— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 28, 2015

Sanders-mentum indeed! He’s even closing in on Vice President Joe Biden.

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/593164107970433024

https://twitter.com/ChuckNellis/status/593183037912981505

Where can I contribute to the Bernie Sanders campaign? I'm serious.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/DukeHoss/status/593181864925503488

@iowahawkblog @instapundit Does he believe in contributions to his campaign? Maybe just good vibes will do?

— I'm the Norm (@norm_ray) April 29, 2015

With Bernie Sanders in the race, the GOP can legit accuse an opposing presidential candidate of being a Socialist.

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) April 28, 2015

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@DavidMDrucker What a relief! Maybe for the others, we can coin a term like "Socialistic Tendencies"? Kind of like a personality disorder.

— Van1 (@larryvan111) April 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/BenWilhelm1230/status/593169355346575361

Still around for some reason: Anthony Weiner.

https://twitter.com/anthonyweiner/status/593185864202756096

https://twitter.com/anthonyweiner/status/593186308299878400

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/593187750788079616

Feel the Bern #Bernie2016

— Mattphilbin (@Mattphilbin) April 29, 2015