Sanders Institute has a slow first year and more nepotism

VT Digger details the first year of operations of Bernie's think tank. Basically, it seems like it has less than inspiring management is half the problem.

Jane Sanders: Nepotistic in
spite of hubby Bernie claims

Well, no, less than half, because that half is subordinated to the Sanders family nepotism problems, noted before by me here. Bernie's wife, Jane, is officially running the show, and David Driscoll, her son from a previous marriage, is doing most the day-to-day lifting.

Besides lack of updates to the website and other things, VT Digger notes the lack of actual think-tank work, as in no new, let alone in-depth, policy papers and such. Add in that part of its funding is coming from Bernie's other locale, Our Revolution, and things definitely don't look good.

But, that's about all we know. Jane  Sanders isn't paid, but Digger estimates Driscoll is getting 100 large a year. No wonder he was so defensive with VT Digger.

When Bernie's son from a previous marriage, Levi, lost his Democratic primary seat for a House race in New Hampshire, Bernie said the family doesn't believe in "dynastic politics."

No, just dynastic think tanks.