Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday announced he’s running for president in 2020.
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He ultimately lost to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but went from being a relatively obscure political figure to a household name along the way.
In a video released on Tuesday, Sanders launched into some of his most famous arguments, including the idea that “our economy is rigged” and that “nobody in America who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty.”
The video includes clips of town and city life in America and footage from his 2016 presidential bid. It shows news footage of policies backed by Bernie gaining popularity in the US — such as expanding Medicare, free college tuition, and the need to address income inequality.
It also shows footage of Sanders on the Women’s March and speaking out President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. It also highlights Sanders’ campaign to force Amazon to increase wages.
“Brothers and sisters, we have a lot of work in front of us,” Sanders says in the video. “If we are prepared to stand together, there is no end to what the great people of our nation can accomplish.”
According to a campaign email Tuesday, Sanders will launch a multi-state tour “in the next few weeks” to “share his vision to transform the country for the many, not the few.”
In an email to supporters, he said: “I am asking you to join me today as part of an unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign that will begin with at least a million people from across the country.”
His 2016 campaign shocked much of the country, as no one expected him to pose a significant challenge to Clinton at the start. But his populist platform and matter-of-fact style of speaking, along with his thick Brooklyn accent, won over a significant cohort of voters.
The Vermont senator was especially popular with young voters in 2016, garnering more votes from this demographic than either of the two major-party presidential nominees combined.
But he struggled to win over the Democratic establishment, and many dismissed his policy proposals as idealistic and unrealistic.
Some supporters of Sanders accused the Democratic National Committee of rigging the primaries in Clinton’s favor and robbing the election from him, though there’s no concrete evidence to support this notion.
After a heated primary season, Sanders ultimately supported Clinton in her effort to defeat Donald Trump in the general election. Some Clinton supporters feel he should’ve conceded and dedicated his support to her earlier in the campaign season, and have pointed to Sanders as one of the reasons she ultimately lost the election.
Some of these issues might continue to haunt Sanders along the campaign trail in the upcoming presidential election, on top of sexual harassment allegations linked to his campaign.
The allegations were not directed at Sanders, but several women who worked on the campaign said they were harassed by staff members and also experienced pay disparities. Sanders has apologized for this, and claimed he was not aware of the allegations amid the campaign season.
Despite some of the obvious challenges Sanders will face moving forward, he remains one of the most popular politicians in the country.
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