Bernie, and I can't stress this enough, is back.

I am more than ready to assume the office of President of the United States.

I am more than ready to take on the greed and corruption of the corporate elite and their apologists.

I am more ready than Elba to help create a government based on the principles of justice, economic

justice, racial justice, social justice, and environmental justice.

To put it bluntly, I am back.

This is Here the Vern, a podcast about the people, ideas, and policies that drive the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign and the movement to secure a dignified life for everyone living in this country.

My name is Brianna Joy Gray, and I'm coming to you from campaign headquarters here in Washington, D.C.

On this week's Best of Bernie episode, we have a ton to cover, because this was perhaps the single best week of this campaign, so far.

Last week, Bernie didn't just hold his own at the debate.

Just two weeks after hospitalization, he won the debate, embarrassing all those prognosticators who will find that he wouldn't even show up.

So last week, I sat down with Tyson Brody, research director for the campaign, to react to

the best parts of the debate, which, at best, have been

ignored by the corporate media and at worst were fully misattributed to another candidate entirely.

More on that later. On top of an incredible debate performance, Bernie got a boost Tuesday night

in the form of endorsements from two of the most principled, progressive,

and popular candidates currently in Congress. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota's 5th District

and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York's 14th. Thousands packed in New York City

event Saturday to see Senator Sanders officially receive a major endorsement from New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

He wanted to make his return to the campaign trail a big splash, and he did it with the help of one of the biggest stars in Democratic politics.

And then, on top of all of that, this past Saturday, Bernie Sanders went to Queens, New York, and

in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge, across from the largest public housing project in the

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