Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, has been endorsed in his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination by three of the four members of The Squad – Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
"I am so proud to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for president. Senator Bernie Sanders is the only candidate that has built a movement and continues to build a movement that transcends gender, ethnicity, religion." – pic.twitter.com/YPd6m0I99d
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders)
“AOC” is set to be announced as the “Special Guest” at a Sanders rally in New York City, dubbed “Bernie’s Back” this coming Saturday, according to a report by VICE News. It will be the first rally held by the independent senator since he suffered a heart attack during a campaign event several weeks ago.
Thank you! There are too many plans out there that seem more interested in protecting corporate profits than protecting the lives of working Americans.
We need , and we need it now. https://t.co/Te8c8g0tJS
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)
The Bernie Sanders platform includes:
• Medicare for all
• A ‘Green New Deal’
• Increasing taxes for the rich, and
• Cancelling all student loan debt.
Sanders is leading the field of Democratic presidential candidates in fundraising together with Elizabeth Warren; on their third-quarter fundraising reports, Sanders had $33.7 million, followed by Warren with $25.7 million. For comparison, Joe Biden had $8.9 million – partly because he had burned through more than he raised over the past three months, according to The Associated Press.