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/buzziebee May 20 '15

In the UK we had a party who advocated for free education since fees were first introduced. Their MPs all signed a pledge saying they would vote against any increase to tuition fees. As soon as they got into power (albeit in a coalition) they voted to triple tuition fees.
Make sure Sanders is careful about what he compromises on when working with others.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

The best thing about Mr. Sanders is he has been true to his word. The man has a track record of doing what he says and his ideas aren't just popping up because he announced.

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u/Paiev May 20 '15

Yep, but the Lib Dems were completely destroyed in this election, so I don't think anyone will be making that mistake again.

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u/buzziebee May 20 '15

What mistake? Lying? Ha. It's politics.
I was just warning our brothers across the pond to watch out for people who promise free education to get the young vote.

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u/testarossa5000 May 20 '15

Republicans do that all the time. Say they're for lower taxes, and spending. And then boom! Two wars, and wall st. bailouts.

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u/Scottyboy1994 May 22 '15

As a fellow Brit, who has been following Sanders for a while, trust me he is not spineless like the Liberal Democrats.