Posted on 04/28/2015 2:12:35 PM PDT by yuffy
VPR News has learned from several sources that Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday.
Sanders will release a short statement on that day and then hold a major campaign kickoff in Vermont in several weeks.
Audio from this story will be posted at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29.
Sanders' entry into the Democratic race ensures that Hillary Clinton will face a challenge to win the support of the liberal wing of the party.
Sanders' basic message will be that the middle class in America has been decimated in the past two decades while wealthy people and corporations have flourished.
His opposition to a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal (T.P.P.) shows how he plans to frame this key issue of his campaign.
"If you want to understand why the middle class in America is disappearing and why we have more wealth and income inequality in America than we have had since the late 1920s, you have to address the issue of trade,” Sanders said in a phone interview on April 23.
As the longest-serving Independent member of Congress, Sanders has been a vocal critic of the influence that large corporations have on the political process.
"All of the major corporations want to continue with this trade policy. Wall Street wants to continue this trade policy. The drug companies want to continue this trade policy. But organizations representing American workers and the environment do not want to continue the trade policy. They want new trade policies,” he said.
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He is not up for reelection in Vermont till 2018 so I guess he will not vacate his seat to run.
Run Bernie run!
I would rather our (hopefull conservative guy) guy lose to Bernie as long as he is honest about being a socialist than to a liar like Hillary.
At least we would know for sure how far gone the country really is....
The beginning of the end of the Clinton candidacy?
We need a Satire Topic Sidebar..
What is he,, 80??
At least Bernie admits he’s a socialist.
Bad news for he country...great news for the Former Twelfth Lady.Sanders will make her look “moderate” which is what she knows she needs.Ten bucks says that this was all arranged...with something of great value for Bernie having been promised.
Here are the idiots at the sanders for president subreddit
The libs are so excited “The political revolution is” LOL clownfest underway
Well, if NYC can elect a leftwing communist as mayor by 75-25, our failing Republic can elect a communist as President.
Again.
Vermonts gun laws for all!
Socialists attacking an Islamo-Fascist Alinsky-ite Hillary?
That is why I completely boycott anything from Vermont. I will not purchase their Teddy Bears, Maple Syrup, Wheat Bread, etc. Nothing from that stinking state.
I’m ready for Bernie!
May the biggest B win.... and lose to Cruz.
He’s the new Ralph Nader.
Ahhh...the democrat debates will be amusing.
We already did in 2008 and again in 2012.
ALL OF BERNIE'S SUPPORTERS
You nailed it! Yes he’s a self-admitted socialist. In that sense, he’s more honest than the rest of the left wing carnival barkers.
If he runs under the socialist party, hopefully he’ll split the vote.
All the Kill Wall Street fascists will vote for him instead of voting for Hitlery.
I really think we should support Hitlery in the primaries and not criticize her yet because she will be so easy to beat.
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