Bernie Showed Us a Different Way
Bernie Sanders didn’t just put forward a set of progressive policies that we can fight for — he showed us that a completely different way of doing politics was possible.
Bernie Sanders listens as Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses the crowd during Sanders’s campaign rally on March 8, 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders changed my life.
Before his campaign, I was politically adrift. I was a politically engaged but very disappointed Democrat who didn’t know where to turn to address the political issues I cared about. I hated the Democrats for selling out the working class to corporate interests every chance they had, but I didn’t know that there was another option.
Bernie’s two campaigns for president completely altered my worldview. The things he talked about were different than the usual tired talking points I had heard from the Democrats my entire life.
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