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Establishment do little democrats are circling the wagons...
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Hillary Clinton is running against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for the Democratic nomination for president, but she’s not positive he belongs in the race.
“He’s a relatively new Democrat,” the former Secretary of State told Politico. “In fact, I’m not even sure he is one. He’s running as one. So I don’t know quite how to characterize him.”
Sanders, who has said he identifies as a socialist democrat, declared himself a Democrat last year when he announced his presidential campaign. Although he’s the longest-serving independent in congressional history, he caucuses with the Democrats and has served on and chaired committees for the party. He also has made key progressive issues like economic inequality central to his campaign.
Many Democrats have endorsed the Vermont senator — but Clinton is not the first prominent one to question his loyalty to the party. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) tweeted in February that Sanders “is a Democrat ‘some days.’”
At the time, Sanders responded to the criticism by saying, “of course I am a Democrat.”
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, the Independent senator and self-described democratic socialist, says that now in his heart he considers himself a Democrat.
"Of course I am a Democrat and running for the Democratic nomination," Sanders told a New Hampshire town hall on Wednesday night.
CNN host Anderson Cooper, the moderator of the town hall, had asked Sanders about a tweet from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who attacked Sanders as an occasional Democrat.
Responding to Sanders's comment that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was a progressive on "some days," Boxer, a Clinton ally, tweeted, "Hillary is a progressive EVERY day. Bernie is a Democrat 'some days.'"
After quoting Boxer, Cooper asked Sanders, "In your heart, are you a Democrat?"
"Sure," Sanders replied, citing his long tenure in the House and Senate Democratic caucuses, albeit as an Independent.
He went on to say that Clinton cannot claim to be both a moderate and a progressive.
"You can't go and say you're a moderate on one day and be a progressive on the other day.
"Some of my best friends are moderates. I love moderates. But you can't be a moderate and a progressive. They are different."
Sanders tried to play down expectations that he would secure a strong victory in New Hampshire, given he is currently ahead by almost 20 percentage points in the latest RealClearPolitics average.
"Of course we’re an underdog," Sanders said. "We are taking on the most powerful political organization in the country and that’s the Clinton organization."
Establishment do little democrats are circling the wagons...
CARLO ALLEGRI / REUTERS
Hillary Clinton is running against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for the Democratic nomination for president, but she’s not positive he belongs in the race.
“He’s a relatively new Democrat,” the former Secretary of State told Politico. “In fact, I’m not even sure he is one. He’s running as one. So I don’t know quite how to characterize him.”
Sanders, who has said he identifies as a socialist democrat, declared himself a Democrat last year when he announced his presidential campaign. Although he’s the longest-serving independent in congressional history, he caucuses with the Democrats and has served on and chaired committees for the party. He also has made key progressive issues like economic inequality central to his campaign.
Many Democrats have endorsed the Vermont senator — but Clinton is not the first prominent one to question his loyalty to the party. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) tweeted in February that Sanders “is a Democrat ‘some days.’”
At the time, Sanders responded to the criticism by saying, “of course I am a Democrat.”
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, the Independent senator and self-described democratic socialist, says that now in his heart he considers himself a Democrat.
"Of course I am a Democrat and running for the Democratic nomination," Sanders told a New Hampshire town hall on Wednesday night.
CNN host Anderson Cooper, the moderator of the town hall, had asked Sanders about a tweet from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who attacked Sanders as an occasional Democrat.
Responding to Sanders's comment that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was a progressive on "some days," Boxer, a Clinton ally, tweeted, "Hillary is a progressive EVERY day. Bernie is a Democrat 'some days.'"
After quoting Boxer, Cooper asked Sanders, "In your heart, are you a Democrat?"
"Sure," Sanders replied, citing his long tenure in the House and Senate Democratic caucuses, albeit as an Independent.
He went on to say that Clinton cannot claim to be both a moderate and a progressive.
"You can't go and say you're a moderate on one day and be a progressive on the other day.
"Some of my best friends are moderates. I love moderates. But you can't be a moderate and a progressive. They are different."
Sanders tried to play down expectations that he would secure a strong victory in New Hampshire, given he is currently ahead by almost 20 percentage points in the latest RealClearPolitics average.
"Of course we’re an underdog," Sanders said. "We are taking on the most powerful political organization in the country and that’s the Clinton organization."
