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Bernie Sanders points out that the media often chases gossip instead of real issues that affect everyday people. He stresses focusing on important topics like tuition‑free college, income inequality as a moral problem, and door‑to‑door community work. He also says he never runs negative ads, preferring honest discussion over mockery.

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It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues.

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I think the issue of income and wealth inequality is in fact a moral issue.

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I think, in my own state, I can tell you that people do want to hear a serious discussion on serious issues.

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I will challenge anybody with regard to my record on LGBT issues.

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I don't run against Hillary Clinton. I run on the most important issues facing America.

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Many people can talk for a long period of time. But controlling, you know, your urinary tract is maybe the more difficult…

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I prefer to stay on the important issues facing the American people.

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My path to victory is to talk about the issues that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

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Every decision that Donald Trump makes is going to impact his bottom line of some business that he owns all over the…

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I believe what Martin Luther King Jr. believed. You remember what the title of the March on Washington was? "Jobs and Freedom."…

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I worry very much about kids growing up in a society where they think: "I'm not going to talk about this issue,…

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I actually think the only way that you can beat Trump is recognizing that he is a one- man wrecking machine fueled…

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I am very glad, Anderson, that secretary Clinton discovered religion on this issue but it's a little bit too late. Secretary Clinton…

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In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have…

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I think the war in the Mideast, how we got into it and how we're going to address the current problems, are…

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I'm very, very worried about the invasion of privacy rights that we're seeing not only from the N.S.A. and the government but…

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What we have got to do - especially with younger people, especially with people not heavily involved in the political process -…

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If people envisage me in the Senate they might think of me as someone who would emulate Paul Wellstone, fighting for the…

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I think people cast their votes for a number of reasons. I think if you look at your polls, you'll probably find…

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The basic issue of an American society which is fair, which is providing opportunity for all, is nowadays being replaced by the…

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No. It is not acceptable that the 6 largest financial institutions in this country have assets of almost 10 trillion dollars, and…

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One of the ongoing crises in America is institutional racism. We have a very broken criminal justice system. We live in a…

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This is a very important issue that the corporate media chooses not to talk about a whole lot, that we have an…

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If you look at virtually all of the issues of importance to the people of America - issues like making public colleges…

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The light bulb going off in my head was a fear that in this pivotal moment in history, when America faces so…

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I am extraordinarily proud of the campaign that we ran. The issues that we raised, the fact that we got 13 million…

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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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As a nation, there are many issues we don't talk about, we just don't talk about, push them under the rug. Poverty…

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I'm not quite sure,this is the issue that is on the minds of the American people right now, who basically want to…

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Democracy is one person, one vote and a full discussion of the issues that affect us. Oligarchy is billionaires buying elections, voter…

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Because of a mass media more interested in gossip and sensationalism than real issues, I would say a vast majority of the…

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I don't believe in trashing my opponents. I've never run a negative ad in my life. I believe in talking about issues,…

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We need to take a hard look at the war on drugs and the number of non-violent offenders who end up getting…

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On many, many issues, Hillary Clinton's views are progressive. In many areas, they are awesome. Where they're not progressive, we've got to…

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Hillary Clinton and I have worked together on a higher education proposal which will guarantee free tuition in public colleges and universities…

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It's very easy to make fun of George W.Bush, but that ain't going to do it. What we have to do is…

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The truth is that political consciousness in this country is pretty low... To the degree that we can help educate and organize…

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The good news is that we've seen in recent years significant reductions in the cost of solar panels and wind production. We…

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I'm not going to tell you I know George W. Bush intimately. I'm not going to tell you we're best friends. I'll…

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In terms of media, we did not get the kind of media attention that somebody like a Donald Trump got, because media…

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The Palestinian people's needs must be respected.

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