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US Sen. Bernie Sanders visits North Carolina with 2016 on his mind
news observer ^ | 8-27-14 | John Frank

Posted on 08/27/2014 3:38:11 PM PDT by mgist

US Sen. Bernie Sanders visits North Carolina with 2016 on his mind

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, addresses a rally in front of the White House against proposed changes to Social Security benefits, on April 9, 2013 in Washington, D.C. KEVIN G. HALL — MCT

A potential 2016 contender is visiting Raleigh on Wednesday and getting a boost from the state Democratic Party.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who aligns with Democrats, will host a town hall forum at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The topic: “The fight for economic justice.”

Sanders is not considered a serious contender for the Democratic nomination but his potential candidacy could serve to disrupt a potential bid by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as he pushes progressive issues that would move the party to the ideological left.

Sanders’ trip to North Carolina – his second this year to the battleground state – precedes trips to Iowa and New Hampshire in September. He also visited South Carolina, another politically important state, this week.

“That’s part of my trying to ascertain the kind of support that exists for a presidential run,” he told The Hill newspaper Monday.

Clinton allies also began the first steps toward organizing in North Carolina this year with several big names – including Gov. Bev Perdue and House Democratic leader Larry Hall – attending a fundraiser for “Ready for Hillary,” an independent super PAC supporting her possible bid.

Sanders is getting a boost from the state Democratic Party. Executive Director Casey Mann has sent blast emails about the 7 p.m. Wednesday event to its activists and members for the past week.

Gina Wright, a party spokeswoman, said Sanders’ office asked the party if it would send out the information. “Often, when out-of-state elected officials visit NC, protocol is that they reach out to the state party, as is the case here,” she said.

The event is sponsored by Progressive Voters of America, Sanders’ leadership political action committee, and South Forward, a federal political committee whose executive director is Jay Parmley, the former state party leader who resigned in a cloud of questions about sexual harassment.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; politicking
The worst part is that Obama is such a caviar communist, he makes Sanders seem appealing. Sanders is campaigning and he seems to have good money behind him.
1 posted on 08/27/2014 3:38:11 PM PDT by mgist
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To: mgist

Just think of the votes he will take from the Democrats! We should all donate to his campaign.


2 posted on 08/27/2014 3:40:19 PM PDT by DallasDeb (usafa06mom)
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To: mgist

Run, Bernie, RUN!


3 posted on 08/27/2014 3:40:55 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Ob)
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To: mgist

Like Howard Dean before him, Sanders doesn’t pretend to be anything other than the hardcore socialist he is. You what he’s all about from the start.


4 posted on 08/27/2014 3:43:39 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: ScottinVA

*You KNOW what he’s all about...


5 posted on 08/27/2014 3:45:57 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: mgist

Was there a CPUSA meeting?


6 posted on 08/27/2014 3:46:17 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: mgist

How would he be running, as an indy?


7 posted on 08/27/2014 3:49:12 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: mgist

He’ll turn 75 in 2016.


8 posted on 08/27/2014 3:51:49 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: mgist
His job,if he ran,would be to make the former Twelfth Lady or Princess Liawatha look absolutely sane by comparison.He may or may not recognize that however.
9 posted on 08/27/2014 3:56:06 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party policy;Lie,deny,refuse to comply)
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Sanders is an open communist....and the ‘RATS are backing him?

Wow....how far we have fallen.


10 posted on 08/27/2014 4:06:52 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Ouderkirk

Just what I was thinking; the fact that an unrepentant Marxist has even in inkling that he should run.


11 posted on 08/27/2014 4:10:01 PM PDT by keat
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FReepers, Let's go!
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Please Contribute Today!

12 posted on 08/27/2014 4:20:00 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Ouderkirk

“Sanders is an open communist....and the ‘RATS are backing him?”

If there’s a silver lining, and it’s not much of one, at least for a change of pace they’re backing someone who admits to it as opposed to the closet ones they usually back. Doesn’t make it any better really, but at least he tells people what he is and doesn’t pretend to be something else. And of course they will back him, they are just like him, and the media would love him too but he’s just a little bit too pale for their tastes.


13 posted on 08/27/2014 4:23:08 PM PDT by RightInJersey
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To: DallasDeb

He’s a loon but go Bernie go


14 posted on 08/27/2014 4:36:29 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: mgist

I thought he was going to vacation in the Outer Banks.


15 posted on 08/27/2014 4:36:57 PM PDT by kempster
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To: mgist

Sanders is the Ron Paul of the Democratic Party (even though he is “Independent”).


16 posted on 08/27/2014 4:37:17 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: Ouderkirk

yes and Ed Schultz promoted him tonight


17 posted on 08/27/2014 4:37:25 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: mgist

“Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent,”

Sanders is an outright socialist and admits it.


18 posted on 08/27/2014 6:32:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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