A year ago, some New Hampshire progressives, who had elevated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to a decisive victory in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary there, told NPR they weren’t so sure they wanted to see him run for president again.
But with just days until the first votes of the 2020 presidential primary, in Iowa, it appears that progressives are coming back to Sanders. His polling has risen in recent weeks, as a number of progressive groups announced their support for him, and as many voters on the left ultimately decided to stick with him.