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Life of the Down-to-Earth Democratic Candidate, Bernie Sanders
The one-time Democratic dark horse has gradually become a top-tier contender for the presidential nomination, with recent polls in New Hampshire and Iowa showing him neck-and-neck with – or even leading – rival Hillary Clinton.
Yet in his heart and home the Vermont senator remains the same down-to-earth "Bernster" – as his son, Levi, lovingly refers to him – he's always been. And that much was plain to see when PEOPLE stopped by to visit Sanders and his family at his modest colonial home in Burlington, Vermont, last month.
As Sanders' wife, Jane, reviewed his laundry list of accomplishments for PEOPLE at the kitchen table, the senator let out a deep sigh. "He doesn't like to talk about himself – or hear about himself," Jane explains. But his ears perk up moments later when the buzzer of a dryer sounds from the basement.
"That's my cue!" Sanders says, jumping up to tend to his laundry.
Not that he has much laundry. Jane jokes to PEOPLE of her minimalist husband, "If Bernie has seven sweaters, that's three too many for him."
Yet in his heart and home the Vermont senator remains the same down-to-earth "Bernster" – as his son, Levi, lovingly refers to him – he's always been. And that much was plain to see when PEOPLE stopped by to visit Sanders and his family at his modest colonial home in Burlington, Vermont, last month.
As Sanders' wife, Jane, reviewed his laundry list of accomplishments for PEOPLE at the kitchen table, the senator let out a deep sigh. "He doesn't like to talk about himself – or hear about himself," Jane explains. But his ears perk up moments later when the buzzer of a dryer sounds from the basement.
"That's my cue!" Sanders says, jumping up to tend to his laundry.
Not that he has much laundry. Jane jokes to PEOPLE of her minimalist husband, "If Bernie has seven sweaters, that's three too many for him."
http://www.people.com/article/bernie-sanders-family-home-life
His down-to-earthiness (...is that even a word?) is exactly what draws me to Bernie. I know I don't have to worry about Bernie trying to live life high-on-the-hog. He's not trying to fund a car elevator, or private jet. He isn't interested in padding his personal coffers. Best of all, he isn't in the running for personal gain... he genuinely cares about people, and that's a rare find in politics these days.
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