Bernie Sanders Sets Sights on White House, and a Democratic Fight
He could force frontrunner Hillary Clinton to reckon more seriously with the left wing of the party.
He’s In It to Win It: Sanders Announces for 2016
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Bernie Sanders, an independent U.S. senator from Vermont, said Wednesday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, setting up a progressive challenge to frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
“People should not underestimate me,” Sanders told the Associated Press. “I've run outside of the two-party system, defeating Democrats and Republicans, taking on big-money candidates and, you know, I think the message that has resonated in Vermont is a message that can resonate all over this country.”