Contributors Hamilton Nolan ( HN ) Bhaskar Sunkara ( BKS )

The 2020 election campaign is now upon us, which means it’s time to argue about Bernie Sanders on the internet.

Splinter’s Hamilton Nolan recently weighed in on the question of whether or not Sanders should run, answering firmly in the negative. Jacobin publisher Bhaskar Sunkara heartily disagrees. Below they debate the differences between Sanders and progressives like Elizabeth Warren, and why nonelectoral organizing is vital to the rising left’s agenda no matter who runs for president.