Burlington Free Press: Sanders wants progressive 2016 presence
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Still, Sanders says he is willing to consider making a run if no one else with progressive views similar to his ends up taking the plunge.
It is essential, he said, to have someone in the 2016 presidential campaign who is willing to take on Wall Street, address the “collapse” of the middle class, tackle the spread of poverty and fiercely oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
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“Under normal times, it’s fine, you have a moderate Democrat running, a moderate Republican running,” Sanders said. “These are not normal times. The United States right now is in the middle of a severe crisis and you have to call it what it is.”
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Neil Sroka, communications director for the Vermont-based Democracy for America group founded by former Gov. Howard Dean, said he’s heard more talk about a Warren presidential bid than one for Sanders, but either one would be welcome.
“Progressives … want someone running in the Democratic Party whose going to take economic inequality head on,” Sroka said. “If that’s Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren or Sherrod Brown, we’re fortunate to have a number of people in the Senate who are standing up and being crusaders.”
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20131115/NEWS03/311150043/Sanders-wants-progressive-2016-presence
Quite simply, we need someone on the national stage who will directly challenge the corporate candidates. And sorry, but yes, Hillary is definitely a corporate candidate who will definitely serve corporations over the people, just as she has always done.
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