I/P Bernie Sanders sets the recent record straight. Updated

Bernie Sanders opinion piece in the NYT is an important read. It is also important to recognize who sparked this latest round of murder. Palestinian families in the Jerusalem neighborhood … Read More

MD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Backs Bernie Sanders' $15 Minimum Wage Amendment To COVID Relief

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: Wealth and income inequality in America have been increasing dramatically for decades and Trump’s 2017 billionaire … Read More

Bernie Sanders Keeps Up The Pressure On Senate Dems To Not Lower Income Threshold On Direct Payments

Received this e-mail today U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I. VT): U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D. NY) & U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I. … Read More

Senator Bernie Sanders & Politics Done Right agrees: The business model of Wall Street is fraud.

Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out once again on the MSM that the Wall Street business model is a fraud. Many are starting to see it now. Senator Bernie Sanders remains … Read More

GA-Sen A & B: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Helps Put An End To Moscow Mitch's Bull Sh*t

Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Rev. … Read More

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Endorses 172 Down Ballot Democrats Running For State Legislatures

Now that’s what I’m talking about: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced endorsements for more than 150 Democrats running in local races across the country. Sanders said the 172 contenders he endorsed Friday … Read More

TN & WV-Sen: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Wants To Flip These Senate Seats From Red To Blue

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Marquita Bradshaw (D. TN) and Paula Jean Swearengin’s (D. WV) U.S. Senate campaigns: … Read More

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Gives GOTV Organizations In PA, WI, MI, TX, & IA A Boost

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): This election, and possibly the future of the Supreme Court, will likely be won or lost … Read More

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) DNC Speech Endorsing Joe Biden Full Transcript

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): x YouTube Video Below is Bernie's speech from last night's Democratic National Convention. Our great nation … Read More

Bernie Sanders Allies Super PAC Launches First Major Ad In Support Of Joe Biden

I’m loving this: x YouTube Video A super PAC created by former top aides to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is set to air its first television ad, aiming … Read More

YES!!!! Bernie Sanders Joins Obama's Call To Abolish The Filibuster!!!

THANK YOU!!! x President Obama is absolutely right. It is an outrage that modern-day poll taxes, gerrymandering, I.D. requirements, and other forms of voter suppression still exist today. If expanding … Read More

WA, NH, VT-Gov, MI-Sen & OR-04: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Helps Boost These Down Ballot Dems

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of these down ballot Democrats campaigns: You know as well as I do that … Read More

Joe Biden & Bernie Sanders Unity Task Force Release 110 Page Progressive Policy Recommendations

Some big news today: Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Wednesday rolled out the policy recommendations reached by its joint task forces with supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of the … Read More

PR-Gov: Bernie Sanders Helps San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto Become Governor Of Puerto Rico

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto’s (D. PR) gubernatorial campaign: Mayor Carmen … Read More

NH-Gov: Bernie Sanders Helps Andru Volinsky (D) Take Down Gov. Chris Sununu (R)

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of  Andru Volinsky’s (D. NH) gubernatorial campaign: Right now, we desperately need candidates at … Read More

Bernie Sanders Helps These Pro-Criminal Justice Reform Candidates Become District Attorneys

Received this e-mail today from former Presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of these progressive candidates running to become District Attorneys and Prosecutors: As you read … Read More

Bernie Sanders Keeps Up The Momentum To Flip These 8 State Legislature Seats

Received this e-mail yesterday from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): Before I ask you to contribute to some great state legislative candidates, I hope you'll give … Read More

I voted for Bernie Sanders yesterday

In the Oregonian Presidential Primary.  Yet I was probably one of the first people to write a Joe Biden for President diary on Daily Kos.  Joe didn’t need my vote … Read More

Joe Biden & Bernie Sanders Reveal The 48 Members Serving On The Joint Policy Task Forces

Huffington Post has an article out about the list of 48 lawmakers, activists, union leaders and academics Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have agreed upon to help craft the Democratic … Read More

Senator Sanders’ question highlights the obscene nature of our healthcare system

Senator Bernie Sanders asked a question that should be simple to answer. In any humane society with a humane healthcare system, without thinking, any administration official would simply answer yes. … Read More

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Sets His Sights On These State Legislative Races

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): I am writing to you today to ask if you can contribute to some excellent candidates … Read More

WA-07, WI-02, MI-13, VT-AL & CA-43: Bernie Sanders Helps Keep These Progressives In Congress

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): I am writing to you today to ask if you can make a contribution to stand with five great … Read More

Bernie Sanders Former Top Advisors Launch Super PAC Supporting Joe Biden

I’m liking this: Former top advisers to Senator Bernie Sanders are teaming up on a surprising new venture to try to rally progressive support for former Vice President Joseph R. … Read More

NY-14, MN-05 & MI-13: Bernie Sanders Helps Keeps The Squad In Congress

I am someone who has always preached party unity. Since U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT) endorsed Joe Biden, I am more than happy to return the favor by not … Read More

Press Release: The Sanders Campaigns Changed American Politics, Establishing the Progressive Agenda for the 21st Century

Press Release: The Sanders Campaigns Changed American Politics, Establishing the Progressive Agenda for the 21st Century Contacts: Alan Minsky, PDA Executive Director alan@pdamerica.org 818-749-9497Mike Hersh, PDA Communications Director mike@pdamerica.org 301-602-9388 … Read More

Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President. What will his supporters do?

Back in 2016, some of Sanders supporters crossed party lines and voted for Donald J. Trump. Will that happen again in 2020? [yop_poll id=”5″] Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 … Read More

Joe Biden's Statement On Bernie Sanders Dropping Out Of The Democratic Primary

I just wanted to post this: x I know Bernie well. He’s a good man, a great leader, and one of the most powerful voices for change in our country. … Read More

Joe Biden Says He Wants Bernie Sanders To Be A Part Of His Presidential Journey

I like this: Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for having a “significant” influence on American politics and said he hopes the progressive senator … Read More

Stay in the race Bernie Sanders. America needs you now more than ever.

Stay in the race Bernie Sanders. America needs you now more than ever. By Alan Minsky, Executive Director | Progressive Democrats of America Progressive Democrats of America calls upon Senator … Read More

Bernie Sanders Endorses Jill Karofsky (D. WI) For Wisconsin Supreme Court

Now I do approve of this: Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator-Democratic presidential candidate, has endorsed the liberal-backed Jill Karofsky for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in her race against the conservative-backed … Read More

Prediction: Bernie is Going to Drop Out

This is my third diary on this topic. Each time I said I expected Bernie to stick it out through the debate and the March 17th primaries, and then he … Read More

Joe Biden will be the nominee. We are in a Pandemic and there is no pathway for Sen Sanders.

Joe Biden supporters welcome all the Bernie supporters and realize we may not live to see another election with what we have in the present administration.   The reality is, there … Read More

Sanders speech on COVID-19

Sanders also appears presidential today. Like Biden it is about leading with science and transparency. Healthcare mobilization can come in the form of M4A. LIVE 3PMCampaign 2020: Sen Bernie Sanders … Read More

Monday, there's a Sanders town hall on Fox News

There is a hypothesis that an appearance on Fox News could “convert” some of its audience — but is that demographic too far gone. x Just announced: Fox News “will host its second … Read More

post-Warren, 15 March looms for Biden-Sanders debate

The Ides of March will feature the debate among “safe” candidates (and Tulsi?). Knives will be sharpened. The rest of us will grieve and persist. CNN and Univision will host … Read More

Well Look Who Shows Up In Bernie Sanders Newest Campaign Ad

So my official candidate is Vote Blue No Matter Who but I have to give points to Sanders here for this one: x YouTube Video On Wednesday, the Bernie Sanders … Read More

the limits of punditry have Warren ahead of Biden and Sanders

Revisionism has no race, class, gender, even as economic justice reigns. Last week, the Root joined the chorus with its “Every Democratic Candidates’ ‘Black Agenda’ Ranked” study. They enlisted “policy experts, legal scholars, and … Read More

The Nation endorses Sanders

The Nation endorses Sanders, if only because of the coalescing of so-called moderates around Joe Biden. #BlueNoMatterWho not because Ivanka Trump has finally registered as a Republican, but if only … Read More

Sanders or contested convention? – wait until super-Tuesday or Bernie isn’t Public Enemy’s Yoko

FiveThirtyEight predicts a contested convention, especially if there are no surprises on super-Tuesday. The less-mentioned fear is a repeat of 2016 where Biden wins because of superdelegates on the second … Read More

A Sanders-Warren Ticket

Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire has an interesting piece up this morning (paywall): Bernie’s Most Likely Running Mate should be Elizabeth Warren. The argument goes basically like this: Bernie will probably … Read More

Buttigieg trashing Sanders “nostalgia” forgets about the Second Reconstruction and Stonewall

Buttigieg has since deleted this tweet: Yes we can. Especially since we now need a Third Reconstruction. x Buttigieg said he's not looking forward to Bernie Sanders' “revolutionary politics of … Read More

PCCC Calls On Bernie Sanders To Join Elizabeth Warren's Call To Abolish The Filibuster

Received this e-mail just now from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: x YouTube Video Imagine a revolutionary army following a fearless leader into battle…up a mountain…and falling over a cliff. … Read More

Former Sen. Russ Feingold: Bernie Sanders could create 'a miracle of turnout'

Full disclosure: My candidate is Elizabeth Warren, for reasons I won’t go into in a Bernie diary because, well, it’s a Bernie diary. But though I prefer Warren as my … Read More

coat tails – can Sanders calm 'down-ballot jitters' in 2020

Republicans up and down the ballot are already casting their Democratic rivals as socialist puppets who would remake the economy in Sanders’ collectivist vision. The play is straightforward: President Donald … Read More

Maria Teresa Kumar Schools Chuck Todd on Sanders’ support

Maria Teresa Kumar did not allow Chuck Todd to derail the truthful narrative that Bernie Sanders will add excitement that will encourage a new base that includes a group of diverse … Read More

Data For Progress Poll Has Bernie Sanders With +19 Point Lead in NV.

538 gives the polling outfit Data for Progress a B/C rating, but Data for Progress has Bernie Sanders with 35% support with likely caucus goers in NV.  Here is a … Read More

Joe Biden, “I'll work like hell for Bernie Sanders if he wins the nomination.”

Disclaimer: I am neither a Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders supporter. I am still voting for Elizabeth Warren in the primary. I have explained why in past diaries but I … Read More

96% of Iowa caucus results has Buttigieg ahead of Sanders by 0.3% in state delegate equivalents

IDP Caucus 2020 Results 96% reporting (1686 of 1765 precincts) Candidate SDE National Delegates Bennet 0 – Biden 327.578 – Bloomberg 0.21 – Buttigieg 549.074 – Delaney 0 – Gabbard 0.114 … Read More