It’s now officially clear, Bernie Sanders will run for President in 2020, and most importantly, he will win.

But how do we know this for sure? He’s been quite open-ended as to what is in store for 2020, so how can we really guarantee anything?

Well, just looking at where he’s going gives us the first hint. Why else would he go to Iowa? That’s something someone would do if they were looking for early work and preparation on the ground before a campaign. And then, of course, Michigan, a state that was his stronghold in the primary, and a very decisive state in the general. And yes, the crowd was massive, and energetic.

The incoming line of people 15 minutes before doors opened

The crowd was also quite diverse as you can see above and below, for those looking to disprove the “Bernie Bro” narrative that claims that only young white men support the progressive hero.

The Detroit Free Press reports:

What was supposed to be a town hall meeting in Detroit on health care and the need for good jobs transformed into a campaign-like rally featuring former presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. John Conyers. … He spoke to an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 at the Fellowship Chapel Church on the west side of Detroit. The crowd frequently interrupted his remarks with standing ovations and shouts of “We love you, Bernie.”

There were also chants of “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!”, and other shouts like “Bernie 2020!”.

John Conyers, a Representative of Detroit, also happens to be the sponsor of H.R. 676, the universal healthcare bill he has introduced every year in Congress for the last fourteen years. Both Conyers and Sanders talked about the need for a Medicare-For-All healthcare system instituted in every other major country in the world.

However, Bernie Sanders was the real star of the night, talking for almost a full hour. And for that whole time, it sounded exactly like one of the many, many speeches he gave during his 2016 Presidential campaign. The whole atmosphere was exactly how the Detroit Free Press described it, full of the same type of energy and enthusiasm present a year ago in the primary. I don’t know about you, but I don’t see Hillary Clinton running around the country trying to listen to the American people. I don’t see Kamala Harris doing that either. Nor Joe Biden. It is evident that Bernie really cares about the American people, and that, on their behalf, wants, and is preparing to run again.

No, he has not publicly confirmed this, nor has his office responded to 2020 questions, but one of his close associates couldn’t help but crack the secret in late July.

These are screenshots from this Hill article.

You can just listen to his language in the Detroit speech to get an idea of what he’s planning to do, and why he’s doing it. Take a look:

We have a system today which is corrupt, [and] which allows billionaires to buy elections as a result of that disastrous Supreme Court decision called Citizens United. Democracy means — this is not a radical idea — democracy means one person, one vote. You get a vote, and you get a vote, [and] I get a vote. It does not mean billionaires buying elections. And when we talk about the state of American democracy, we have got to stand up and fight with every fiber in our bodies this horrific voter suppression efforts by governors all over this country. You know, when you run for office, sometimes you win, and I’ve won a number of times, and sometimes you lose, and I’ve lost a number of times, but it has never occurred to me, it has never occurred to John, it has never occurred to any honest person in politics to sit around and say “How do I keep people from voting?” because they might vote against them. That is the exact opposite from democracy. If you can not win an election based on your ideas, then get the hell out of politics.

That’s a direct quote. Here’s another one:

Do not let anybody try to convince you that the views that you’ve heard here tonight, and your views, that we are somehow a small minority. We are not. On every issue that we have talked about, the American people are on our side. The American people know that the economy is rigged…and the rich get richer, while the poor get poorer, they know it. So what we have got to do is embrace a progressive agenda…demanding an economy and a government that work for all of us, not just the billionaire class. And when we stand together, black, and white, and latino, when we stand together with the Native American people, the Asian-Americans, and gay, and straight, and men, and women, when we stand together, when we have the guts to take on the billionaire class, when we have a vision for a new America, nothing, nothing will stop us.

How is he not trying to get ready for another national Presidential campaign? How is he not trying to excite voters once again to vote for him later on? How is this not a strategy to go to Michigan to prepare for the general election? How is this not a strategy to go to Michigan to keep your stronghold there with Democratic Party voters? How is this not blatantly obvious that Bernie Sanders is clearly planning to run again. And how is everyone not jumping into the air with excitement right now? We know that he has an 80% approval rating with Democrats, and that he’s the most popular politician nation-wide, therefore it is very likely that he will win the Democratic primary, and then clearly the general against the buffoon-child.

Buckle your seat belts, put on your helmets, and expect vigorous celebration, we’re about to crash this party for good.