Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign
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| Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign | |
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| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries) |
| Candidate | Bernie Sanders
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| Affiliation | Democratic Party (although serving as an Independent in the Senate) |
| Status | Announced: February 19, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Vermont[1] Washington, D.C.[2] |
| Key people | Ben Cohen (national co-chair)[3] Ro Khanna (national co-chair)[3] Nina Turner (national co-chair)[3] Carmen Yulín Cruz (national co-chair)[3] Faiz Shakir (campaign manager)[4] Jess Mazour (political director)[5] Analilia Mejia (political director)[6] Briahna Joy Gray (press secretary)[7] |
| Slogan | Not me. Us.[1] |
| Website | |
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The 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, the junior United States Senator and former Congressman from Vermont, began with Sanders's formal announcement on February 19, 2019. The announcement followed widespread speculation that he would run again after finishing as the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries.
Sanders was initially considered an underdog in the 2016 race, but is considered a front-runner in 2020 with a strong fundraising base from his previous campaign. Sanders raised $6 million in the first 24 hours of his announcement, beating out Kamala Harris's $1.5 million for the highest amount raised on day one.
The national co-chairs of the campaign are Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, Rep. Ro Khanna, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz,[3] and the campaign manager is Faiz Shakir.[4]
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Background
Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign is his second run for the Democratic nomination, following his campaign in the 2016 primaries.[8] He entered the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries as a heavyweight candidate, as compared to his prior 2016 underdog campaign.[9]:{{{3}}}
Sanders joined the 2020 race with the advantages of a large online donor base and having his policy ideas accepted into the Democratic mainstream.[10]:{{{3}}} In a crowded field of primary candidates, Sanders had the largest infrastructure in waiting but was likely to see his supporter base fragmented, as compared to his head-to-head campaign in 2016.[11] While policies such as single-payer healthcare and tuition-free public colleges have entered mainstream Democratic thought since his 2016 campaign, some Democratic leaders doubted the breadth of his appeal.[10]
On February 19, 2019, Bernie Sanders announced on Vermont Public Radio that he was running for the 2020 United States presidential election.[12] On the same day, he announced his campaign in an email to his supporters and in an interview with John Dickerson on CBS This Morning.[13]
Campaign
On March 15, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced that its workers had unionized with UFCW Local 400, making it the first-ever major presidential campaign with a unionized workforce.[14] The Sanders' campaign has promised to offset its greenhouse gas emissions while traveling by contributing to renewable energy projects.[15]
Fundraising
Within three-and-a-half hours after his announcement, Sanders had raised over $1 million from small donations from all 50 states, quickly overtaking the amount rival candidate Kamala Harris raised in the first full day after her presidential announcement.[16] Within 12 hours, Sanders had raised over $4 million from 150,000 donors,[17] and in the first 24 hours following his announcement, Sanders raised $5.9 million from 225,000 individual donors, with the average donation being $27.[18] Within a week of his announcement Sanders had raised $10 million from 359,914 donors; donors who did not donate to his 2016 campaign stood for 39% of the donations, and registered Republican donors numbered approximately 12,000.[19]
Speaking events
Sanders held a kickoff rally in Brooklyn, New York on March 2, 2019, with an estimated crowd of around 13,000 in attendance. In addition to his well-known positions on income equality and societal reform, Sanders also spoke about his personal life, which was something that he had hesitated to do in his first presidential campaign. Sanders spoke about the influence that his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn and the experiences of his father, a Jewish immigrant who had fled from anti-Semitism and poverty in Poland, had on his life. Sanders said "I know where I came from, and that is something I will never forget. Unlike Donald Trump, who shut down the government and left 800,000 federal employees without income to pay the bills, I know what it's like to be in a family that lives paycheck to paycheck."[20]
On March 3, Sanders spoke in Selma, Alabama at a commemoration event held to remember the civil rights march known as Bloody Sunday. Later that day, Sanders held his second rally in Chicago, Illinois. As at his first event, he spoke about income and social equality, but in Chicago, Sanders spoke more extensively against racial disparities. Sanders discussed his personal involvement in the civil rights movement, including his leading role in the 1962 University of Chicago sit-ins and his participation in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.[21]
Staff and leadership
On February, 21, 2019, Sanders' campaign announced its national campaign co-chairs: Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, Rep. Ro Khanna, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.[3]
The campaign manager is Faiz Shakir,[4] the political directors are Analilia Mejia and Jess Mazour,[6] and the communications director is Carli Stevenson.[5] Other staff and advisors include deputy political director Sarah Badawi;[6] deputy press secretary Belén Sisa;[22] senior advisors Pete D’Alessandro and Kurt Ehrenberg;[5] and foreign policy advisor Matt Duss.[23] Shakir's role as campaign manager makes him the first Muslim campaign manager for a major party U.S. presidential campaign, and the first Pakistani-American to hold the position.
Political positions
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A self-described democratic socialist and progressive, Sanders is pro-labor rights and emphasizes reversing economic inequality to limit the power of the wealthy so there is “democratic socialism for working families, not just Wall Street, billionaires and large corporations." He advocates for universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, as well as tuition-free tertiary education. On foreign policy, Sanders broadly supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. On social issues, he stands for immigration reform, abortion rights for women, LGBT equality, and recognition of Black Lives Matter concerns. [24]
Endorsements
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Major current or former American politicians who have endorsed Sanders include Patrick Leahy, Nina Turner, Ro Khanna, and Peter Welch.[25][26] This stood in stark contrast with 2016, when Sanders had little to no support from prominent political figures. Political organizations including Brand New Congress and Our Revolution have also endorsed his candidacy.[27][28]
Notable individuals who have endorsed Sanders include Danny DeVito, Randy Bryce, and Shaun King.[29][30][31]
Historical significance
- Sanders' 2020 campaign is the first-ever major presidential campaign with a unionized workforce.[14]
- If nominated, Sanders would be the oldest Democratic nominee as well as the first one from Vermont.
- If elected, Sanders would be the first Jewish president, the first president born during World War II, the third president to be born in New York City, the sixth president born in the State of New York, the first president from Vermont, the fourth sitting U.S. Senator elected president (after Warren G. Harding, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama), the first self proclaimed "democratic socialist" to be elected, and the oldest person to hold the office at the age of 79. Like Ronald Reagan, Sanders would have been born before his four predecessors Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Donald Trump (all will be 74) and Barack Obama (will be 59), while Reagan was born before John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter.
See also
References
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