Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced his candidacy for president of the United States on May 26th, 2015. Since then, he has gathered a groundswell of support throughout the country. Bernie's campaign has put together a robust social media campaign, encouraging supporters throughout the country to make videos, memes, poems, songs, and all kinds of artwork to show their support for Bernie.
Bernie Sanders' campaign website states the following:
The American people must make a fundamental decision. Do we continue the 40-year decline of our middle class and the growing gap between the very rich and everyone else, or do we fight for a progressive economic agenda that creates jobs, raises wages, protects the environment and provides health care for all? Are we prepared to take on the enormous economic and political power of the billionaire class, or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy? These are the most important questions of our time, and how we answer them will determine the future of our country.
Among Bernie Sanders' top campaign issues are:
Bernie Sanders served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont from 1981-1989. Bernie later served as Vermont's Representative in the US House of Representatives from 1991-2007. In 2007, has was elected to the United States' Senate and has served as a US Senator since then.
Bernie Sanders is an experienced, thoughtful and genuine statesman and he has been gathering quite a lot of momentum. We have about six months until the Michigan Democratic Party Primary Election on Tuesday March 8th, 2015. The State of Michigan holds open primaries, so the only requirement to vote in the primary is that you must be a registered voter.
Bernie Sanders' campaign website states the following:
The American people must make a fundamental decision. Do we continue the 40-year decline of our middle class and the growing gap between the very rich and everyone else, or do we fight for a progressive economic agenda that creates jobs, raises wages, protects the environment and provides health care for all? Are we prepared to take on the enormous economic and political power of the billionaire class, or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy? These are the most important questions of our time, and how we answer them will determine the future of our country.
Among Bernie Sanders' top campaign issues are:
- Income Inequality
- Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour
- Creating government jobs to rebuild our country's crumbling infrastructure
- Dealing seriously with Climate Change
- Regulating and breaking up banks
- Repealing the Citizens' United Supreme Court Decision and Campaign Finance Reform
- Universal Healthcare: Single Payer Healthcare System
- A Fair and Humane Immigration Policy
- Racial Justice
- Avoiding new wars at all costs
Bernie Sanders served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont from 1981-1989. Bernie later served as Vermont's Representative in the US House of Representatives from 1991-2007. In 2007, has was elected to the United States' Senate and has served as a US Senator since then.
Bernie Sanders is an experienced, thoughtful and genuine statesman and he has been gathering quite a lot of momentum. We have about six months until the Michigan Democratic Party Primary Election on Tuesday March 8th, 2015. The State of Michigan holds open primaries, so the only requirement to vote in the primary is that you must be a registered voter.