The Democratic Party Has to Make A Decision | Bernie Sanders

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I come from the working class of this country, and I will be damned if we allow the Republican Party, who represent the rich and powerful, to win the votes of working class Americans. The Democratic Party has to make an important decision and I say to them: Open the doors. Let the people in!

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Bernie Sanders is a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. Sanders previously served as mayor of Vermont’s largest city for eight years before defeating an incumbent Republican to be the sole congressperson for the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife Jane and has four children and seven grandchildren.

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents and grew up in a small, rent-controlled apartment. His father came to the United States from Poland at the age of 17 without much money or a formal education. While attending the University of Chicago, a 20-year-old Sanders led students in a multi-week sit-in to oppose segregation in off-campus housing owned by the university as a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) officer. In August of 1963, Sanders took an overnight bus as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech firsthand at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

After graduation, Bernie moved to Vermont where he worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker. In 1981, he was elected as mayor of Burlington as an Independent by a mere 10 votes, shocking the city’s political establishment by defeating a six-term, local machine mayor. In 1983, Bernie was re-elected by a 21 point margin with a record amount of voter turnout. Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care, women’s rights, youth programs and the arts. In 1990, Sanders was elected to the House of Representatives as the first Independent in 40 years and joined the Democratic caucus. He was re-elected for eight terms, during which he voted against the deregulation of Wall Street, the Patriot Act, and the invasion of Iraq.

In 2006, Sanders defeated the richest man in Vermont to win a seat in the U.S. Senate as an Independent. Known as a “practical and successful legislator,” Sanders served as chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where he authored and passed the most significant veteran health care reform bill in recent history. While in the Senate, Sanders has fought tirelessly for working class Americans against the influence of big money in politics. In 2010, he gave an eight-and-a-half hour filibuster-like speech on the Senate floor in opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy. In 2015, the Democratic leadership tapped Bernie to serve as the caucus’ ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.

Known for his consistency on the issues, Senator Sanders has supported the working class, women, communities of color, and the LGBT community throughout his career. He is an advocate for the environment, unions, and immigrants. He voted against Keystone XL, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, wants to expand the Voting Rights Act, and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Bernie is giving me
Fight on brother, we will be with you until the end!
#humansforbernie #earthforbernie

xtinybit
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I admire this man more and more each time he speaks!!! truly one of the greats of humanity!!!

MarkALuna
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Feeling the Bern in Utah. 14k rally, we won, we said who we wanted. I will keep donating. I will keep supporting this man and all candidates with the same message and passion.

tcdriver
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Regardless if he wins the nomination or not, this man and his platform will live on for more than 100 years.

westwoods
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Powerful stuff by Bernie. Give them hell!

Aesilius
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I was on the floor for the rally yesterday, I was right behind the fence in front of him. I was lucky enough to shake his hand. One of the most memorable moments of my young life. I wish I would have recorded myself shaking his hand but my phone cut off right before 😭. #BernieforCali

QuicksandMindset
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Holy shit he's charged up. Let's get this shit, Bernie! Change the damn country already.

Rushodian
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I like the aggressive Bernie! point taken

jeremywiggs
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I'm just basking in the loving warmth of the Bern I've never been so proud of a canidate and so invested in the positive revolution he is leading. He has woke up Americans and unveiled to corruption in the establishment. I love you bunches Bernie.

lucidreflectioninanebulous
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Bernie you are a legend. You will go down as the one to start the ultimate change within America, if it is wise enough to listen.

andrewwoodworth
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Please post the full speech! I heard it was a great one and wasn't able to see it.

JJDITALIA
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Yes!! I love you Bernie and I'm with you till the end!

blueskies
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God bless you and yours, Bernie Sanders!!! Thank you for standing up for the people! <3 We got this!!

kathrynmary
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And thank you for standing up for our dear Mother Earth as well!!!! :)

kathrynmary
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fantastic speech. in all my years of listening to men and woman speak of rights for real people. He has a good heart and the peoples issues at the front. its been a very long time since America had a real president. clinton is evil hearted. Bernie is your ideal president.

matthewhaines
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One thing those superdelegates are more afraid than losing their corporate sponsors is losing their seats. We need to show them that we are not gonna support them out of fear of the republicans. We must vigilant and stand strong. They should give in to our will not the other way around

SilentMover
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I fucking love Bernie!!!! Keep fighting, we the people are behind you!!! "When millions of people stand up and fight, they win" -Bernard Sanders

ericgarcia
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President Sanders!  NEVER HILLARY!  If Hillary gets the nomination she will lose as Humphrey did.

Americans have had enough of Obama and Bill Clinton.

pathacker
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It sucks to know that if every state was an open primary Bernie most likely would have won already.

lesoza
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FORWARD UNTO DAWN
PRESIDENT SANDERS 2016!!

christsuke