Bernie Sanders
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The struggle in the Democratic Party is between the corporate wing and the progressive wing. And the corporate wing takes a whole lot of money, sees its salvation in getting a whole lot of money from wealthy individuals and large corporations, and is not very vigorous, in my view, in representing the needs of working class people. If they were, we would have healthcare for all.
The struggle in the Democratic Party is between the corporate wing and the progressive wing. And the corporate wing takes a whole lot of money, sees its salvation in getting a whole lot of money from wealthy individuals and large corporations, and is not very vigorous, in my view, in representing the needs of working class people. If they were, we would have healthcare for all.
We would have a minimum wage that was a living wage. we would not have a housing crisis. We would not have a tax system in which billionaires pay an effective tax rate that is lower than a truck driver or a nurse. So I think one of the reasons that Trump has had political success is he is not so much as ideas.
We would have a minimum wage that was a living wage. we would not have a housing crisis. We would not have a tax system in which billionaires pay an effective tax rate that is lower than a truck driver or a nurse. So I think one of the reasons that Trump has had political success is he is not so much as ideas.
We would have a minimum wage that was a living wage. we would not have a housing crisis. We would not have a tax system in which billionaires pay an effective tax rate that is lower than a truck driver or a nurse. So I think one of the reasons that Trump has had political success is he is not so much as ideas.
Most working class people don't think we should give tax breaks to billionaires or worry about the size of, you know, Arnold Palmer's genitalia. But they are angry. People are angry. And the Democrats have not responded effectively to that anger.
Most working class people don't think we should give tax breaks to billionaires or worry about the size of, you know, Arnold Palmer's genitalia. But they are angry. People are angry. And the Democrats have not responded effectively to that anger.
Most working class people don't think we should give tax breaks to billionaires or worry about the size of, you know, Arnold Palmer's genitalia. But they are angry. People are angry. And the Democrats have not responded effectively to that anger.
So the struggle that we are waging right now is the future of the Democratic Party will be a party of the working class and represent working class issues, whether you're black or white or Latino or Asian or whatever you may be. Or will it be a corporately dominated party? That's the struggle we're in right now.
So the struggle that we are waging right now is the future of the Democratic Party will be a party of the working class and represent working class issues, whether you're black or white or Latino or Asian or whatever you may be. Or will it be a corporately dominated party? That's the struggle we're in right now.
So the struggle that we are waging right now is the future of the Democratic Party will be a party of the working class and represent working class issues, whether you're black or white or Latino or Asian or whatever you may be. Or will it be a corporately dominated party? That's the struggle we're in right now.
I gave about five minutes thought to it. And the reason was, we have a slogan in the progressive movement, it's not about me, it's about us. And, you know, to have taken on Biden, who, in my view, on domestic issues, has been quite strong.
I gave about five minutes thought to it. And the reason was, we have a slogan in the progressive movement, it's not about me, it's about us. And, you know, to have taken on Biden, who, in my view, on domestic issues, has been quite strong.
I gave about five minutes thought to it. And the reason was, we have a slogan in the progressive movement, it's not about me, it's about us. And, you know, to have taken on Biden, who, in my view, on domestic issues, has been quite strong.
would have really split the democratic party and laid the groundwork for an easy trump victory and that i did not want to see so sometimes in life and i know that a lot of you know younger people don't don't agree with me but you know you got to make choices which are painful uh so i strongly supported biden because i liked i liked his domestic record he's done some good things against a lot of opposition
would have really split the democratic party and laid the groundwork for an easy trump victory and that i did not want to see so sometimes in life and i know that a lot of you know younger people don't don't agree with me but you know you got to make choices which are painful uh so i strongly supported biden because i liked i liked his domestic record he's done some good things against a lot of opposition
would have really split the democratic party and laid the groundwork for an easy trump victory and that i did not want to see so sometimes in life and i know that a lot of you know younger people don't don't agree with me but you know you got to make choices which are painful uh so i strongly supported biden because i liked i liked his domestic record he's done some good things against a lot of opposition
And I'm supporting Kamala right now. But I'm doing my best to see that a dangerous guy like Donald Trump does not become president.
And I'm supporting Kamala right now. But I'm doing my best to see that a dangerous guy like Donald Trump does not become president.
And I'm supporting Kamala right now. But I'm doing my best to see that a dangerous guy like Donald Trump does not become president.