Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is leading a mass-movement of voters aimed at "transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice." It is a lifelong fight by and for the workers and people of the USA against a growing takeover by Corporations and their investors.
Sanders captured 43% of the vote in the Democratic Party primary election in 2016, in spite of voter suppression that did not give independents a vote in the primary elections in many states -- and other roadblocks, such as requiring voters to declare a party affiliation six months to a year before being allowed to vote in a primary in some states.
The message was clear in 2016, when 75% of all Democratic-voters under age 50 were #NeverHillary and preferred Bernie Sanders. They were joined by voters of every age group and background, and came together as the largest group of grassroots donors in history. Sanders has more than 1.2 million online donors going into this election.
Why Bernie? Because Bernie Sanders has dedicated more than 40 years of his life to fighting for the people on issues of civil rights, affordable education, higher wages, and the ability of the people to have a say in government that has been taken over by an Oligarchy of the richest individuals and multinational corporations. He runs as a Democrat in the primary elections because the two-party system in this country makes it impossible to get into state and national debates, and get on election ballots without party-affiliation, which is not fair to the candidates or the majority of voters. The largest block of voters in this country now identify as INDEPENDENTS!
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