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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a stable case to his fellow progressives for why they need to vote for President Joe Biden.
Senator Sanders was requested if he may in good conscience ask his supporters to vote for President Biden.
Sanders replied, “Effectively, look, I believe President Biden made it very clear within the State of the Union deal with. If you happen to imagine local weather change is actual, it’s important to vote for President Biden. If you happen to imagine girls have the suitable to manage their very own our bodies, it’s important to vote for President Biden. If you happen to assume that at a time of large earnings and wealth inequality, you don't need to give the 1% folks trillions of {dollars} in tax breaks, it’s important to vote for Biden. If you wish to decrease prescription drug prices, it’s important to vote for Biden. If you happen to imagine in democracy, and involving folks within the course of somewhat than stopping them from voting, it’s important to vote for Biden.
Requested in regards to the Gaza challenge, Sanders mentioned, “I'm saying we now have to maneuver ahead, not put it apart.” The battle continues to vary Biden's coverage in Gaza. However the distinction between Biden and Trump is evening and day. Trump's election could be a catastrophe for this nation. And for my part of the world, we now have to return collectively, re-elect Biden, however on the similar time, we now have to demand that we now have a progressive agenda, the place we now have an economic system that's not only for the few. “Work not for one however for all.”
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tells progressives why they should vote for Biden. “If you happen to imagine local weather change is actual, you could vote for President Biden. If you happen to imagine girls have the suitable to have management over their our bodies, it’s important to vote for President Biden. pic.twitter.com/ytddI1iLVo
-Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) 10 March 2024
One of the best ways for progressives to get the coverage adjustments they need is to advocate for Joe Biden. Not supporting Biden would imply electing Trump, which might be a catastrophe for progressives and your complete nation.
Progressives at the moment have a seat on the desk with Biden as president, however that seat will disappear if Donald Trump wins in 2024.
Biden has helped progressives make quite a lot of progress on their agenda, and the administration's coverage on Gaza is altering, so it may be argued that progressives are having an influence on altering coverage on Gaza.
If progressives don’t help Biden and Trump wins the election, they may undo years of progress.
Bernie Sanders was proper, as he defined why progressives should guarantee Joe Biden wins a second time period.
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