08-09-2015, 12:55 PM
Bernie Sanders for President?
I didn't know much about Bernie, other than he's a 73-year-old Democratic Socialist hoping for the 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination.
And, he's drawing the largest campaign tour crowds of any candidate in either party (though two of his speeches were unfortunately hijacked by Black Lives Matter activists recently).
So, I watched some interviews with the Vermont Senator this morning to get a better feel for Hillary's strongest competitor.
-Sanders believes that health care is a fundamental human right which should be provided by the government, as should tuition-free college.
-He wants a $15 minimum wage nationwide and opposes jobs going overseas for cheaper labor. He supports Unions.
-He's a non-religious Jew who supports abortion rights and supports the Jewish State of Israel (but also supports a two-state solution, Palestinian independence, and the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran).
-He's a strong supporter of Pope Francis.
-He does not support open borders, and he feels that climate change is a key foreign policy issue and threat to national security.
Here's a good interview video which covers most of his platform/positions.
I didn't know much about Bernie, other than he's a 73-year-old Democratic Socialist hoping for the 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination.
And, he's drawing the largest campaign tour crowds of any candidate in either party (though two of his speeches were unfortunately hijacked by Black Lives Matter activists recently).
So, I watched some interviews with the Vermont Senator this morning to get a better feel for Hillary's strongest competitor.
-Sanders believes that health care is a fundamental human right which should be provided by the government, as should tuition-free college.
-He wants a $15 minimum wage nationwide and opposes jobs going overseas for cheaper labor. He supports Unions.
-He's a non-religious Jew who supports abortion rights and supports the Jewish State of Israel (but also supports a two-state solution, Palestinian independence, and the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran).
-He's a strong supporter of Pope Francis.
-He does not support open borders, and he feels that climate change is a key foreign policy issue and threat to national security.
Here's a good interview video which covers most of his platform/positions.