Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a compelling argument for why his fellow progressives should vote for President Joe Biden.
Senator Sanders was asked if he could, in good conscience, ask his supporters to vote for President Biden.
“Well, I think President Biden made that very clear in his State of the Union address,” Sanders said. If you believe climate change is real, you should vote for President Biden. If you believe women have the right to control their own bodies, you should vote for President Biden. If he believes in giving trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the top 1% in an era of massive income and wealth inequality, he should vote for Biden. If you want to lower prescription drug costs, you should vote for Biden. “If you believe in democracy and involving people in the process, you should vote for Biden rather than preventing people from voting.”
When asked about the Gaza issue, Sanders said: “I am saying that we must come to the Gaza issue, not set it aside. The fight continues to change Biden's policy in Gaza. But the contrast between Biden and Trump is night and day. Trump's election would be a disaster for this country. And my worldview is that we need to come together and re-elect Biden. At the same time, we must demand a progressive agenda that has an economy that works for all, not just the few. .”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) explains why progressives should vote for Biden. “If you believe climate change is real, you should vote for President Biden. “If she believes women have the right to control their own bodies, she should vote for President Biden,” she said. pic.twitter.com/ytddI1iLVo
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The best way for progressives to get the policy changes they want is to support Joe Biden. Not supporting Biden would mean electing Trump, which would be disastrous for progressives and the country as a whole.
Progressives currently have a stake in a Biden presidency, but that position will be gone if Donald Trump wins in 2024.
Biden has helped progressives make a lot of progress on their agenda, and it can be argued that progressives are influencing changes in Gaza policy because the administration's policy on Gaza is also changing.
Progressives will throw away years of progress if they do not support Biden and Trump wins the election.
Bernie Sanders was right when he explained why progressives must secure Joe Biden's re-election.
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