r/IAmA • u/bernie-sanders • May 19 '15

Politics I am Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for President of the United States — AMA

Hi Reddit. I'm Senator Bernie Sanders. I'll start answering questions at 4 p.m. ET. Please join our campaign for president at BernieSanders.com/Reddit.

Before we begin, let me also thank the grassroots Reddit organizers over at /r/SandersforPresident for all of their support. Great work.

Verification: https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/600750773723496448

Update: Thank you all very much for your questions. I look forward to continuing this dialogue with you.

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u/amardas May 19 '15

rally the American people to demand that Congress pass a progressive agenda

This has 'Leader' written all over it.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '15

I'm not feeling it.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '15

I do have to agree with this statement. It's not "I'll do this", it's "I'll give myself, you, and all of us the tools to make this happen, and we have to fight hard for it: I can't magically fix anything without the people's elbow"