1 - Bernie Gets Personal

Hear the Bern

Bernie 2020

News Commentary, News, , Politics

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🗓️ 8 April 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Briahna talks to Bernie about why he’s running and what distinguishes him in a crowded Democratic field. Claire Sandberg, the campaign’s National Organizing Director, drops by to tell us about the huge volunteer kickoff happening later this month.

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0:00.0	Four years ago, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders took a break from his legislative duties,
0:04.8	stepped out on a congressional lawn, and with little fanfare announced his candidacy for president.
0:10.0	Okay, thank you all very, very much for being out here today. Let me just make a brief
0:16.6	comment and be happy to take a few questions where you don't have an endless amount of time
0:20.4	I've got to get back. His pitch was this. Americans are working longer
0:25.1	hours for lower wages. adjusted for inflation, salaries have an increase since
0:30.2	the 1960s. The top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. And Bernie
0:37.6	argued that that type of economics is both immoral and unsustainable. He criticized the ethics of being comfortable with
0:45.4	childhood poverty while the number of millionaires goes up and up and he drew
0:49.9	attention to how the Citizens United decision means millionaires and billionaires can more easily buy and sell
0:55.9	elections, making the problem worse.
0:59.2	The pitch might feel familiar to you in the best way.
1:04.4	Bernie decided to run in 2016 because he felt that the issues concerns faced by everyday Americans
1:10.8	all over this country weren't getting a fair hearing. By entering
1:14.8	the race he hoped to bring attention to those issues. But then the
1:19.6	unexpected happened.
1:20.6	CNN projects that Bernie Sanders will be the winner of the Democratic primary.
1:26.2	In New Hampshire there you see the winner.
1:28.0	Those stunning results for the Democrats overnight.
1:30.4	Bernie Sanders with a big upset victory over Hillary Clinton in Michigan. 10,000 people come. overnight.
1:33.0	Bernie Sanders with a big upset victory over Hillary Clinton in Michigan.
1:34.0	10,000 people coming out in Wisconsin to support presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.
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