Political Wire - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) plans to run for president as a Democrat,
becoming the only official party challenger so far to Hillary Clinton,
the New York Times reports. “According to people familiar with the senator’s plans, he will
release a statement on Thursday and make a more formal announcement of
candidacy later next month in Vermont. That event will likely take place
at City Hall in Burlington, where he was mayor.”
USA Today:
“It also will be the first time that the fiercely independent
politician has run as a Democrat. He has long criticized both parties
for being too beholden to corporate interests. He does not accept
campaign contributions from corporate political action committees.”
4 comments:
Best news to have come around in years.
Stalking horse to keep lefties in the party.
I am still voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein. The Democratic party is where good ideas go to die.
Running as a Democrat in the primary, could be a way to sound out his possibilities and grow interest, before switching to run as an independent in the general election, if interest in his candidacy proves strong enough.
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