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Bernie Sanders says democracy works when each person gets one vote, and he stresses that the government should represent all of us, not just the richest. He explains that democratic socialism means the wealthiest and biggest companies must pay a fair share of taxes, keeping public programs like Social Security alive. He also notes that citizens need many sources of news to stay informed.

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When I was in the House for 16 years, I caucused with the Democrats.

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I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.

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Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy.

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The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb.

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Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information.

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As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.

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Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low.

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We have got to change the political culture in America. We need a political revolution. That means we are working on politics…

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I would love it if everybody in America agreed with me on every issue. I can't get my wife to agree with…

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We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the…

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In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy.

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When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate…

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For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the…

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The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb. And if millions of people begin to stand up and fight back, they're…

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What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.…

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The history of American democracy, to say the least, has been checkered. Our nation was founded at a time when people of…

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If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the…

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Most people that I know don believe that a handful of corporations request sit together without disclosure, by the way, and pump…

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There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in…

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In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America,…

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Republicans win when people are demoralized and you have a small voter turnout, which by the way is why they love voter…

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I would love to have the endorsement of every progressive organization in America. We're very proud to have received recently the endorsement…

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In my view, it is not a question of Trump having won the election, it's a question of Democrats having lost the…

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“issue a statement attacking the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. I announced that I would only nominate justices to the Supreme…

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As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers…

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For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the…

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Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important…

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I believe in public funding of elections, absolutely. But this system iscurrently very antiquated and no longer applies to modern day politics.

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Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of…

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Democrats need to become a 50-state party. You can't have a great party on the West Coast and the East Coast. You…

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Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly,…

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There's issue of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests and Wall Street are trying to buy elections.Those are the…

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In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy.

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To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in…

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In 2005, Republicans passed a 360-page reconciliation bill without a single Democratic vote that provided deep cuts to Medicaid and raised premiums…

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Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for…

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Super PACs and a corrupt campaign finance system are destroying American democracy. We're proud that we have received four million individual contributions,…

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Not just for the U.S. Senate but it also means for school board and city council. We need to revitalize American democracy.…

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The billionaires and their super PACs increasingly control the American political process. This is not democracy. This is not what brave Americans…

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Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not…

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