Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is throwing his hat into the Presidential ring once again after losing in the primaries to Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The senator announced his run early Feb. 19 to “CBS This Morning.”
“We’re gonna win. We are gonna also launch what I think is unprecedented in modern American history and that is a grassroots movement,” he told CBS.
The 77-year-old is running in a field that already includes many Democratic candidates — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro of Texas, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass,) South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)— that share his same views on major policies.
Sanders’ campaign will touch on many of the policies he fought for in 2016 including health care for all, higher minimum wages, environmental protection and gun safety laws.
“Our campaign,” he said in an email to his supporters, “is about transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice. They may have the money and the power. We have the people.”
The kickoff to election season, the Iowa Caucus, is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2020.
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