“If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes chairman of the Senate budget committee?,” Ryan said, according to the Nation. “A guy named Bernie Sanders. Ever heard of him? That’s what we’re dealing with here if we lose control of the Senate.”

Ryan’s hit on Sanders backfired, badly. Citing Ryan’s comments in a fundraising blast, Sanders was able to raise just under $2 million in two days for about a dozen Democratic Senate and House candidates — furthering his chances of actually becoming budget committee chair.

Moreover, as John Nichols notes in the Nation, Sanders really does stand to dramatically increase his clout if the Democrats retake the Senate. Nichols writes: Sanders could also end up chairing the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which he could use to advance many of the proposals (for affordable college, empowering unions, and investing in public-health programs) that made his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination so popular.

The final list of committee assignments will be influenced by the choices of senior senators, such as Washington’s Patty Murray. “There’s lots of individual choices ahead, of people who are senior to Bernie,” says Senator Charles Schumer of New York, who is set to replace retiring Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Yet Schumer says of Sanders, “He will chair a significant committee if we win the majority.’’

if you love bernie, you’ll go vote down ballot for the democrats to retake the senate so this can become a reality

VOTE

VOTE!

VOOOOOOOTE

pls vote. plssssss vote. this would be the most HILARIOUS outcome. 

He could essentially do a lot more good than if he had been voted president.

^^^^^^^^ THIS!  Don’t ignore all the other parts of your ballot on election day!  Research your other canidates running on the same day for Senate & Representatives!  Obama couldn’t get as much done as he wanted because Congress was Republican-dominated and they intentionally refused to act on ANYTHING Obama wanted to make progress on!!