Bernie Sanders
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is ready to give Hillary Clinton a run for her money literally.
Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent member of Congress, is officially seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, the Vermont senator announced in an email to supporters this morning.
"People should not underestimate me," Sanders told the Associated Press in an interview that broke the news of his candidacy Wednesday night. "I've run outside of the two-party system, defeating Democrats and Republicans, taking on big-money candidates and, you know, I think the message that has resonated in Vermont is a message that can resonate all over this country."
The self-described "Democratic socialist" wants to challenge the business-as-usual trend of big money in politics that he says dominates the current candidates including Hillary Clinton.
The thrust of Sanders's campaign thus far like his political career as the mayor of Burlington, Vt., 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the past seven in the U.S. Senate has focused on supporting working-class Americans through elevated taxes on the wealthy and correcting income inequality "which is now reaching obscene levels," he told the AP.
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kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)I think he would make an excellent president.
I especially like the paraphrased quote towards Obama with regards to same sex marriage "...evolve already!"
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)Robbins
(5,066 posts)Bernie voted against DOMA which Bill Clinton signed into law.Hillary supporters will ignore that.
He has always been for civil rights.Clintons and Obama might talk about it to fool people.Bernie has record for it.
merrily
(45,251 posts)when he runs for President in 2008.
I don't know if that makes him the best candidate for equal rights, but I trust him.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)is something you just can't buy
eridani
(51,907 posts)Even centrists are behind marriage equality since it is now a safe option.