Sander's son Levi was standing next to him while he gave his New Hampshire acceptance speech. He was also on stage when Sanders announced he was running.
This picture was taken when Obama was a senator:
The Clinton campaign—the same people who gave us Obama’s birth certificate—circulated the story earlier this year, with emphasis on Bernie’s illegitimate son. Politico was more than happy to oblige:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-vermont-119927?o=0
And it certainly reinforces the bum meme. After his first wife divorced him, Bernie gets another woman pregnant and she becomes the mother of his only biological child. The article mentions the boy had a bedroom in Bernie’s apartment, but you also get the impression that Sanders (at some point), essentially washed his hands of his son. He is barely mentioned in what passes for Sanders’ “official” biography, and I’ve never seen an interview with him, or any appearances with his father on the campaign trail. It seems pretty clear that the son (now a grown man) doesn’t care much for his father.
But, as others have observed, severe character and ethical flaws are a resume enhancer in the Democratic party. So, if Bernie pushed his son out of his life years ago (and lived the life of a bum until he was 40), it’s no problem. Just the kind of guy the Dims can rally around.
Sander's son Levi was standing next to him while he gave his New Hampshire acceptance speech. He was also on stage when Sanders announced he was running.
This picture was taken when Obama was a senator: