Following a litany reports teased an imminent announcement, only to be denied by his staff, Bernie Sanders has finally officially thrown his hat into the ring, officially acknowledging his plan to seek the 2020 Democratic nomination during an interview Tuesday with Vermont Public Radio.
Unlike his last sparsely-attended campaign announcement in 2015, which attracted a few idle jokes from the Daily Show's John Stewart about Sanders' resemblance to Seinfeld co-creator Larry David… Sanders enters the 2020 race as one of the front-runners, placing near the top of most polls along side Vice President Joe Biden. Though he has refused to refused to officially join the Democratic Party, many of the positions that he has advocated - including Medicare for All and a $15 minimum wage - have been endorsed by many of his campaign rivals.
Though Sanders has seen his profile rise from relative unknown to one of the leading lights of the party's revitalized "socialist" faction over the past few years, he delivered his announcement during an interview to a local public radio station in Vermont.
"I wanted to let the people of the state of Vermont know about this first," Sanders told VPR's Bob Kinzel. "And what I promise to do is, as I go around the country, is to take the values that all of us in Vermont are proud of — a belief in justice, in community, in grassroots politics, in town meetings — that's what I'm going to carry all over this country."
Sanders said he's running because he opposes Donald Trump, whom he called "an embarrassment", a "homophobe" and a "racist."
"I think the current occupant of the White House is an embarrassment to our country," Sanders said. "I think he is a pathological liar… I also think he is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe, somebody who is gaining cheap political points by trying to pick on minorities, often undocumented immigrants."
after he told his base to vote for hillary? after norefunds? after hillary alienated millenials? after hillary alienated commies? the DNC is a mess. and they've been shown up and to add insult to injury, theyve been beaten by donald fucking trump.
Luis Morris
And the way they're going he will beat them a second time.
Alexander Martin
I think so. Honestly I'm not even on the whole "Trump train" because Donald has disappointed me too many times. He just caves too much, and its because he has a large ago…. that said, AOC is the reason I think he'll win again. Even when leftists from universities heard about her "green" agenda they cringed. Some literally said "thats not even possible." When people hear leftists want to ban meat consumption and all use of fossil fuels (which helps run our whole freakin' economy!) they will reject the lunacy of these leftists….. because they know if they go along with this, they end up losing their livelihoods and their lifestyles. Number one thing about politics: you have to at least pretend you give a damn about the economy!
Austin Campbell
thats a given. i dont even think DNC will win 2024 nomatter the candidates. the DNC is a big dumpster fire. they have no popular candiates and alienated the extreme left which has been their base.
Trump will be seen as the turning point. hes a normalfag boomer but he destroyed the dnc. republicans will continue to be democratically overturned to a right wing party. while DNC is too corrupt for that to ever happen, a new left wing party will likely take them over.
dont forget the most important thing about trump getting elected. people voted for what trump represented, not what hes actually doing. he is proof that right wing political momentum exists, and it can exist within a currently active political party.. whoever comes after trump will likely have to "top" him in order to win.
i will be curious about the next RNC pic. especially as more boomers die out.
Brandon Edwards
Well I'll say this, "nice trips" and I voted for him solely because I hated that greedy ugly communist pig-in-lipstick named Hillary. I actually was a bit excited thinking he would get out of Syria, have a wall built, fully repeal Obamacare, etc. He ended up doing nothing but making the mainstream media and DNC look like flaming idiots and triggering snowflakes. I guess thats what I should have expected with politics though. He's not a bad president, but he's not really that great either.
Chase Lee
Nice split vote.
Robert Peterson
this is all i ever expected of him, and he delivered before he was even elected. i think the RNC will continuously shift towards a right wing party. i think the DNC will stay corrupt and exclusionary, and i think the voters will fracture and the left wing will become a new party, while the dnc rots away as boomers die.
Liam Cook
If he somehow won, he'd be the oldest president to win. Iirc Trump has the current record for being the oldest president. He would probably die in office
Landon Cook
Both parties are corrupt, its just that the DNC is not only corrupt but they are also arrogant and conceited as well. Its like having two bullies who hate one another on the same playground: one simply teases you and gives you a hard time, the other one wanting to tear your face off and shove your dead body on the ground kicking and stomping on you. Which would I rather bully me?
Nathaniel Flores
Sanders is older than Trump. Sanders born in 1941 and Trump in 1946. Thats the thing, Sanders might not make it past his first term if elected. However Trump could die too though, because he eats like shit from what I hear.
Camden Walker
theyre both corrupt to a degree. DNC is under full control while RNC is democratically corrupt. they tried to do the same to trump that they did to ron paul, but trump was too popular. no such thing as too popular to cheat in the DNC.
Eli Brown
He's pretty into his term right now it's a bit unlikely he'll drop in the next two years. It's a better question for a second term if he gets voted in.
Samuel Edwards
The way I like to look at politics is this, and its simple: if someone is out to disarm you, then they intend to do you harm or loot what you own at some point, so absolutely do not vote for anyone who goes along with gun control. Knowing Hillary, this is the main reason why I voted against her. This issue means more than any border wall ever could to me. Because as far as guns, it gets very very personal.
Logan Sanchez
Better than spoiled trust fund pedo rapist brat
Jackson Diaz
Bernie won't even make it through the campaign. He's about to keel over from short telomeres.
Jonathan Turner
I find it hilarious that these idiots actually believe President Trump eats nothing but fast food.
Michael Wright
AOC isn't old enough to run, she's the likely 2024 candidate, most likely against Rand Paul
He's older than the downfall's Hitler who died the other day He runs the risk of dying or at a minimum having Hillary's stamina issues that cost her 2016
Cameron Cooper
Sanders how ever does split Warrens vote which means if we shill Sam Hyde and make him he could win though unfortuantally we may have to settle for chink Andrew Yang
Isaiah Sanchez
legit news
Levi Moore
I hear he does that to avoid being poisoned. I don't know if its true, but there are rumors floating around that he will, by random, pic certain people to order him fast food, pics out a few somethings at random and throws the rest out. That way he can make sure he avoids being covertly poisoned by a subversive working within the government.
Adrian Rodriguez
That's when the Happening will begin. 45/45 Trump is last president.
Josiah Wright
Its possible Trump might be the last US president, if he gets re-elected and there happens to be a massive financial collapse on his watch. The country would be thrown into tailspin chaos like we've never seen before.
Jaxon Lee
Trump needs to open a 2 year investigation into ANY front runner
Logan Campbell
Friendly reminder, if you vote for any major party then you are the biggest fucking retard.
Ryder Ramirez
Zig Forums is reporting that the libshits are freaking out over this, they support Bernie for the most part, regular Dems do not.
Well, there's already a Russian asset in office, so what's one more. Sanders at least doesn't seem to be a kleptocrat out to enrich himself, his family and his cronies.
Michael Hill
Here's your (you). Fuck off.
Oliver Wright
Yeah, no. I don't want even more BS left-wing regulations to exist.
Vote Libertarian. Sure, the chances of a candidate winning are small compared to the main two parties, but Libertarian sides with internet freedom, and our internet freedom is in danger.
Chase Sanchez
Dubs and trips confirm more liberal tears in the future.
>(((Sanders))) said. "…I also think he is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe, somebody who is gaining cheap political points by trying to pick on minorities, often undocumented immigrants." There is literally nothing wrong with doing/being any of those things in that statement.
