Spokesman: Sanders 2016 run choice by April 30

[cali]

MONTPELIER – A spokesman for Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday the Vermont Independent will decide by the end of the month whether to enter the 2016 White House race.

In the meantime, he's urging newly announced presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak out strongly about wealth inequality and climate change.

In a statement issued through a spokesman, Sanders said Clinton and other candidates must address "the grotesque level of income and wealth inequality that is crushing our middle class; high unemployment and low wages; the threat that global climate change presents to our future and the future of our children; and the fact that democracy itself is at risk because of the catastrophic decision of the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case."

Sanders, who describes himself as a "democratic socialist," frequently cites the high court's 2010 decision, which said the government can't restrict the size of independent campaign expenditures made by a nonprofit corporation, as a key consideration as he approaches his decision whether to run.

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http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/04/12/spokesman-sanders-run-choice-april/25684129/

My educated guess is that Bernie won't run. I hope I'm wrong.

[Art_from_Ark]

1. I'd vote for him

He reminds me in many ways of Robert Kennedy.

[cali]

2. I don't really see that, but I like Bernie a lot. He's my Senator

and even where I live in the Northeast Kingdom, the loggers and farmers vote for him. He's always holding town meetings and his office does a great job with constituent services. Town meetings with him are great- really open (and usually a damn good pot luck meal)

[Art_from_Ark]

3. Robert Kennedy wanted to continue the War on Poverty

until everyone had an equal chance for a good life. I get the same vibes from Bernie.

[LWolf]

4. If he were my Senator, I might feel the same.

At the same time, he's the only non-neo-liberal Democrat whose expressed an interest in running. If he doesn't, I'm out before the campaigns even get going, unless there is a surprise announcement from someone else in the works.

[L0oniX]

5. K & R