Well, it finally happened. Sen. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Amanda Janoo for governor. He posted an announcement video yesterday, and sent an email blast touting the endorsement this morning to his vaunted mailing list.

Finally, says I. Better late than never.

I still don’t know what took so damn long, but this is not a moment to be churlish. Or at least not a moment to dwell on the churlishness even if it can’t be entirely ignored.

In his slightly under three-minute endorsement video, he offers a hint about why he held off so long:

I personally like Phil Scott, and have worked with the governor on a number of issues over the years. But I believe it’s time for a change, time for new leadership, time for a kind of energy and bold ideas that we’re not seeing in Montpelier right now.

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