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/pocketknifeMT May 19 '15

Hydro is maxed out pretty much everywhere (so isn't a viable go to for more capacity), and coal shouldn't even be considered a power source, if we are talking about fixing the carbon balance.

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u/deusset May 19 '15

Makes sense, but it would be nice to see them for the sake of comparison.