Sanders to run as an independent in 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders. File photo by Alexander Silberman/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders will run for re-election to his seat in the U.S. Senate next year.
Sanders told reporters in New Hampshire on Sunday that he will seek re-election to his Senate seat running as an independent, which Sanders has traditionally done. He said he would not run as a Democrat, the party flag he ran under when he campaigned for the presidential nomination in 2016.
“I am an independent, and I have