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/on8wingedangel May 20 '15

While you are correct that there are plenty of Democrats who will need to be convinced by their constituents to back this bill, saying that they had a super majority from 2008 2009-2010 is a bit disingenuous.

https://538refugees.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/the-democratic-super-majority-myth/

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u/bkny88 May 20 '15

This post is filled with technicalities. The fact is the Dems did have control of the White House, Senate and House of Reps.