‘A Prophet’: The Zeal of Bernie Sanders Supporters

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 25 October 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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At a rally in New York City last weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign — at a moment when his candidacy may be at its most vulnerable. After a heart attack this month, Mr. Sanders faced a challenge in convincing voters that he had the stamina to run both a campaign and the country. His first rally since his hospital stay attracted supporters still resentful of his loss in 2016, and of a party establishment they feel favored Hillary Clinton over Mr. Sanders in the primary. The question for Democratic candidates now is how to respond to this grievance and harness the fervor of Sanders supporters to mobilize support for the Democratic Party more broadly. Guest: Alexander Burns, who covers national politics for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background coverage: Revitalized by an endorsement from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders proclaimed “I am back” as he rebooted his campaign after a health scare.The response to Sanders’s rally from public housing residents in Queens exposed the race and class tensions in a gentrifying slice of New York City.

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0:00.0	It wasn't until I heard of a man by the name of Bernie Sanders.
0:09.0	That I began to question and assert and recognize my inherent value as a human being that deserves
0:25.3	healthcare, housing, education, and a living wage.
0:40.3	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barrow.
0:42.8	This is The Daily, today.
0:45.3	They're very unhappy.
0:47.1	That Bernie is back.
0:50.8	Bernie Sanders drew the largest crowd of his campaign yet at a rally in New York City
0:56.2	last weekend.
0:57.2	At a moment when his candidacy may be at its most vulnerable.
1:01.9	The only hurt attack we should be talking about is the one Wall Street is going to have
1:07.7	when Bernie Sanders is president of the United States.
1:12.6	Those crowds are raising a fraught question for the leaders of the Democratic Party.
1:18.7	Is the loyalty of Sanders supporters to the party or just to him?
1:25.1	I don't know why you would take the coffee, baby, when you can have the original.
1:30.6	It's Friday, October 25th.
1:32.6	I am the producer at the New York Times of Daily.
1:39.1	Can I ask you guys a few questions?
1:41.5	Alex Barnes, we're going to do something a little bit different here.
1:44.3	My colleague, Daily Producer Jessica Chung, went to this Bernie Sanders rally over the weekend
1:48.7	in Queens, New York.
1:50.2	And she recorded everything that she heard.
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