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Photos: Bernie Sanders campaigning in Vermont with Becca Balint for Congress
Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Today I was proud to join @BeccaBalintVT on the campaign trail. Thanks to everyone who came out in Rutland, Montpelier and Burlington to support her campaign for Congress. Early voting is open now and Election Day is August 9th!
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https://vtdigger.org/2022/07/31/bernie-sanders-rallies-support-for-becca-balint-in-three-stop-campaign-tour/
When Sanders addressed the crowd, his voice boomed through Rutland’s downtown, drowning out the sound of passing cars. To the applause of the crowd, he covered his usual progressive talking points in his speech: wealth inequality, health care affordability, student loan debt, abortion access and more. And he said Balint was the candidate in the primary field that he wants to see in Washington, D.C., to take on those priorities.
Sanders has “a personal interest” in the matter, he said: With only three members in Vermont’s congressional delegation, whoever prevails in the primary and general election will work closely with Sanders on Capitol Hill, “and I absolutely want one of them to be Becca.”
“This country today sadly faces an unprecedented number of crises,” he told VTDigger after the morning event. “And it’s imperative that we have people in Washington who are prepared to think outside of status quo thinking, who are prepared to stand up to very powerful special interests who dominate the economic and political life of this country. And I think Becca will be one of those people.”
When Sanders addressed the crowd, his voice boomed through Rutland’s downtown, drowning out the sound of passing cars. To the applause of the crowd, he covered his usual progressive talking points in his speech: wealth inequality, health care affordability, student loan debt, abortion access and more. And he said Balint was the candidate in the primary field that he wants to see in Washington, D.C., to take on those priorities.
Sanders has “a personal interest” in the matter, he said: With only three members in Vermont’s congressional delegation, whoever prevails in the primary and general election will work closely with Sanders on Capitol Hill, “and I absolutely want one of them to be Becca.”
“This country today sadly faces an unprecedented number of crises,” he told VTDigger after the morning event. “And it’s imperative that we have people in Washington who are prepared to think outside of status quo thinking, who are prepared to stand up to very powerful special interests who dominate the economic and political life of this country. And I think Becca will be one of those people.”
