Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders isn’t going out without another fight it seems because after much deliberation, he announced Tuesday, Feb. 19 that he is running for president again in 2020.
This will be Sanders’ second consecutive bid for the Democratic nomination after losing to Hillary Clinton in 2016.
“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,” Sanders wrote in an email to supporters following an interview on Vermont Public Radio.
Sanders enters the 2020 race as one of the frontrunners — a significant turnaround for the democratic socialist who, three years ago, was viewed as a protest candidate.
Now, Sanders is one of the most popular politicians among Democratic voters and his policy agenda — a series of progressive proposals in areas of health care, education and more — has been embraced by many of the Democratic party’s leading figures.
“I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I’m saying, is that in the last year and half or so, the Democratic party has moved in a far more progressive direction than they were before I ran for president,” Sanders said in an interview with CNN last year.
In his Tuesday morning email and video announcing his run, Sanders said, “Our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice.”
Bernie Sanders is one of over 500 people registered to run for president in 2020, so if you’re unsure of whom to vote for, there are plenty of options to choose from.
By: Maytinee Kramer
