The Democratic Party belongs to Bernie Sanders now. It’s a stunning statement to write, given that this would have been unthinkable as recently as 2016.
When the Vermont senator and self-described “democratic socialist,” who wasn’t even a registered Democrat, first announced his 2016 primary challenge against establishment favorite Hillary Clinton, he was written off as an outsider, a long-shot, a fringe candidate. Socialist healthcare? Free college? Canceling student debt? These far-left policy proposals were dismissed at the time by Clinton and the Democratic establishment. Now, they’re widely held positions among elected Democrats.
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