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Bernie Sanders

Coverage of Bernie Sanders, US senator for Vermont and former candidate for the Democratic 2016 presidential nomination.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates: “I will be voting for Sen. Sanders”Ta-Nehisi Coates: “I will be voting for Sen. Sanders”
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The MacArthur Genius Grant recipient is no longer neutral on the topic.

By Michelle Hackman
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Bernie’s got game, in one amazing GIFBernie’s got game, in one amazing GIF
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This is why Bernie isn’t a “long shot.”

By Rachel Huggins
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Sanders won all demographic groups that were supposed to be easy wins for ClintonSanders won all demographic groups that were supposed to be easy wins for Clinton
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A breakdown of Bernie Sanders’s sweeping victory in New Hampshire.

By Michelle Hackman
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The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams’s perfect response to telling women to vote for ClintonThe Daily Show’s Jessica Williams’s perfect response to telling women to vote for Clinton
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“Both sides are being straight-up booty right now.”

By German Lopez
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The New Hampshire results should make both parties’ establishments panic and despairThe New Hampshire results should make both parties’ establishments panic and despair
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Traditional politicians fell flat on their faces.

By Andrew Prokop
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Read: Bernie Sanders’s victory speech in New HampshireRead: Bernie Sanders’s victory speech in New Hampshire
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The one word that sums up the New Hampshire primary results: yuuugeThe one word that sums up the New Hampshire primary results: yuuuge
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Yuuuuuuuuuuge.

By Dara Lind
2016 Presidential Election
This was just an amazing moment on Fox NewsThis was just an amazing moment on Fox News
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They cannot believe how good Bernie Sanders is at basketball.

By Ezra Klein
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Bernie Sanders just easily won the New Hampshire primary. It’s a remarkable achievement.Bernie Sanders just easily won the New Hampshire primary. It’s a remarkable achievement.
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Hardly anyone would have predicted this a year ago.

By Andrew Prokop
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The Bernie-Hillary battle isn’t just about the issues. It’s also about trust and characterThe Bernie-Hillary battle isn’t just about the issues. It’s also about trust and character
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“This guy believes in what he says. And he speaks from his heart, and you can believe in what he says,” a Sanders supporter told me.

By Andrew Prokop
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What everyone’s missing about Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy ideasWhat everyone’s missing about Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy ideas
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This isn’t really about foreign policy at all.

By Amanda Taub
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Here’s the free Bernie Sanders tattoo people are lining up for in VermontHere’s the free Bernie Sanders tattoo people are lining up for in Vermont
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Feeling the Bern — and the tattoo needle.

By Libby Nelson
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2 ways of assessing political candidates, and how they explain the Clinton-Sanders conflict2 ways of assessing political candidates, and how they explain the Clinton-Sanders conflict
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Ideology and practicality and their discontents.

By David Roberts
Culture
Saturday Night Live had Bernie Sanders meet Larry David — on board a sinking shipSaturday Night Live had Bernie Sanders meet Larry David — on board a sinking ship
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Plus: Larry David is Bernie Sanders in Bern Your Enthusiasm

By Emily St. James
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We asked 6 political scientists if Bernie Sanders would have a shot in a general electionWe asked 6 political scientists if Bernie Sanders would have a shot in a general election
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Sanders has gone from long-shot candidate to a real contender for the Democratic nomination for president.

By Jeff Stein
Donald Trump supporters think about morality differently than other voters. Here’s how.
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How on Earth can anyone vote for that ... [fill in the blank]? This is a question some Americans ask during every presidential primary race, but this year our mutual incomprehension feels especially intense.

By Emily Ekins and Jonathan Haidt
2016 Presidential Election
Finally, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had a real argument over how politics worksFinally, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had a real argument over how politics works
2016 Presidential Election

Hillary Clinton is the ultimate insider. Bernie Sanders is the ultimate outsider.

By Ezra Klein
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2 winners and 3 losers from Thursday night’s Democratic debate2 winners and 3 losers from Thursday night’s Democratic debate
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One big loser: Wall Street.

By Dylan Matthews
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Bernie Sanders’s strong campaign is solving Hillary Clinton’s biggest problemBernie Sanders’s strong campaign is solving Hillary Clinton’s biggest problem
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Getting tagged as “moderate” is good!

By Matthew Yglesias
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Watch: Bernie Sanders’s most emotional pitch yet for his political revolutionWatch: Bernie Sanders’s most emotional pitch yet for his political revolution
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A very personal moment.

By German Lopez
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Watch: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have a rare, real debate over the death penaltyWatch: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have a rare, real debate over the death penalty
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A great, substantive moment.

By German Lopez
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Bernie Sanders says if Congress had listened to him, there’d have been no financial crisisBernie Sanders says if Congress had listened to him, there’d have been no financial crisis
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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders have the semantic debate over progressivism Americans wantHillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders have the semantic debate over progressivism Americans want
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Sanders subtweets Clinton: “You cannot be a moderate and a progressive”Sanders subtweets Clinton: “You cannot be a moderate and a progressive”
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A good line, but exactly why Sanders’s electability makes people nervous.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Poll: most voters say they’re open to a political revolution to redistribute wealthPoll: most voters say they’re open to a political revolution to redistribute wealth
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Bernie Sanders’s ideas mostly poll well. There’s a catch, though.

By Andrew Prokop
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Why I’m not writing off Bernie Sanders on foreign policyWhy I’m not writing off Bernie Sanders on foreign policy
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Sanders is refusing to jump through the usual hoops in proving his foreign policy cred. And that’s fine.

By Max Fisher
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Give a little thought to what a GOP campaign against Bernie Sanders might look likeGive a little thought to what a GOP campaign against Bernie Sanders might look like
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What we can learn from Bernie Sanders’s Iowa votersWhat we can learn from Bernie Sanders’s Iowa voters
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“Deep down, if you’re expecting Sanders to replicate the Obama revolution, you have to be disappointed with Iowa.”

By Jeff Stein
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One chart that explains how Sanders tied Clinton in IowaOne chart that explains how Sanders tied Clinton in Iowa
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The Vermont senator got stronger support from millennials than Barack Obama did in 2008.

By Sarah Kliff
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This is how close the Democratic caucus was, in one tweetThis is how close the Democratic caucus was, in one tweet
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Democratic voters were evenly split between Sanders and Clinton.

By Dara Lind
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Bernie Sanders’s tie should be the biggest story of the Iowa caucusesBernie Sanders’s tie should be the biggest story of the Iowa caucuses
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The takeaways from Iowa.

By Ezra Klein
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Here’s the full text of Bernie Sanders’s Iowa speechHere’s the full text of Bernie Sanders’s Iowa speech
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“I think the people of Iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment.”

By Jeff Stein
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Bernie Sanders’s surprising success should be a wake-up call to the Democratic establishmentBernie Sanders’s surprising success should be a wake-up call to the Democratic establishment
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Party leaders have gotten smug and complacent.

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
The Iowa caucus results, explainedThe Iowa caucus results, explained
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Why the guy who finished in third is being declared a winner.

By Andrew Prokop
Why do the Iowa caucuses matter? Because everyone thinks they do.
Explainers

A deep dive into why, exactly, Iowa is so important.

By Andrew Prokop
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In December, Bernie Sanders’s campaign posted a long, feminist defense of Hillary ClintonIn December, Bernie Sanders’s campaign posted a long, feminist defense of Hillary Clinton
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Come for the Bernie-Sanders-as-Larry-David hilarity, stay for the great takedown of Donald Trump’s sexism.

By Emily Crockett
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This election could be the birth of a Trump-Sanders constituencyThis election could be the birth of a Trump-Sanders constituency
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It’s time for the Washington elite to wake up and listen to what these voters are responding to.

By John B. Judis
Hillary Clinton and the audacity of political realism
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There’s never been anything audacious about hope.

By Ezra Klein
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Study: Bernie Sanders’s single-payer plan is almost twice as expensive as he saysStudy: Bernie Sanders’s single-payer plan is almost twice as expensive as he says
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And 71% of households with private insurance would pay more.

By Dylan Matthews