IF you want a good laugh read about Bernie’s political career in wiki. He ran for various offices FOR 10 YEARS! and finally won by 10 votes in a four-way contest.
From Wiki:
“Sanders ran for Mayor of Burlington and defeated six-term Democratic incumbent Gordon Paquette by 10 votes in a four-way contest.”
That election was also the first mayoral contest after the courts decided college students could vote where they attended school, which allowed Sanders to win. Burlington had almost as many students as residents at that time. I remember seeing this dirty Brooklyn hippy in the park.