Bernie Sanders says midterms prove progressive can win the White House
Lauren Gambino in Washington
The Guardian•November 8, 2018
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Bernie Sanders has declared that the midterm election results show a clear path for a progressive candidate to win the White House in 2020 – but the Vermont senator hasn’t made up his mind yet as to whether he will be among those running.
In a phone interview from Burlington on Wednesday, Sanders, fresh off his Senate re-election victory, called Trump’s “us-against-them” approach to government a lesson in “demagoguery 101” and said he was dismayed that the president’s fear-based appeals helped strengthen Republican control of the Senate.
“The question we have to ask ourselves is which of the candidates out there is going to win in Michigan, in Ohio, in Pennsylvania, in Wisconsin, in Florida,” he said. “That is the challenge.”
“Take a hard look at the [House Democrats] elected to Congress next year,” he said. “It’s not just that many of them are women or people of color – many of them are progressives who won their elections demanding Medicare for All [government-backed health insurance], demanding raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and making public colleges and universities tuition free.”
“I want the strongest candidate that we can have so that we can beat Trump – that is the most important,” he said. “There are some very good people out there who have indicated they are thinking about running. I certainly don’t think I am the only one.”
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