Bernie Sanders
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Hi, all,
Hope all is well with all recipients of this email.
Bernie Sanders has been winning elections for 35 years, since 1980. Since announcing his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination last month, he has been drawing crowds of 5,000 to 12,000, including in red states, and his poll numbers have been increasing rapidly. However, he does not put his finger up to see which way the winds of popularity are blowing. He's never "led from behind" or needed to evolve." He's always been on the right side of history, advocating and working for the most vulnerable since his college days.
He has been a US Senator since 2007, caucusing with Democrats. He also caucused with Democrats as a US Congressional Representative from 1991 to 2007. Additionally, during his first year in Congress, he founded the Progressive Caucus and chaired it for its first eight years, growing it to the largest caucus ever in Congress, aside from the two main Party caucuses. He is the only Senate member of the Progressive Caucus EVER.
He votes or voted for equal and civil rights for all, including racial and ethnic minorities, gays and women; for jobs; against invading Iraq; against the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act of 1991, which the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional this year; against repeal of Glass Steagall (which led to the economic collapse in 2008 of the US and other nations); against NAFTA and other trade deals (which send jobs out of the country), etc.
His record compares very favorably with all others seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination, both in substance and reliability--no flip flopping, triangulating or weaseling. His lifetime ratings from women's groups, the ACLU, the Human Rights Campaign and the NAACP range from 93% to 100%. Yet, Republicans, including Senator McCain, have lauded his ability to work across the aisle.
Before he went to Congress, Sanders was Mayor of Burlington, VT for eight years, making it a sanctuary city. In my opinion, he amply deserves to be New England's favorite son in the Democratic Presidential Primary of 2016.
He said he felt that he must run because the middle class is disappearing and ample data back that concern. I believe that, like many, he had been hoping Warren would run and announced himself only after it became clear to him that she would not.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about him or his candidacy, or how he compares with the other candidates. I have been following his votes and speeches with joy for at least five years.
And please vote in the 2016 primary.
Best wishes,
marym625
(17,997 posts)Please vote for Sanders in the primary
merrily
(45,251 posts)Besides, I thought my mailing list would get my drift.
marym625
(17,997 posts)I'm sure they got it, your mailing list. Just figured wouldn't hurt to ask.
merrily
(45,251 posts)azmom
(5,208 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)azmom
(5,208 posts)Was made for you and me,
and not just billionaires.
merrily
(45,251 posts)An adorable age. I stayed home with my daughter, and enjoyed every minute of it.
I'm voting for Bernie so that all these kids get a chance to get a free college education if they want it.
merrily
(45,251 posts)start a career again without hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
Christ, even if the compromise devolves down to better student loan terms, and tuition subsidies, it would be a huge step forward.
A country for us, not the billionaires.
Sure sounds good to me!