Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) insisted he’ll stay in the Presidential race, but outlined conditions under which he would endorse Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton “if I can’t make it.”
“If I can’t make it — and we’re going to try as hard as we can until the last vote is cast — we want to completely revitalize the Democratic Party and make it a party of the people rather than one of large campaign contributors,” Sanders said in an interview on the progressive Web show “The Young Turks.”
Sanders said Wednesday that his chief priorities include;
- Making sure the party embraces his anti-establishment platform and expands its base.
- Single-payer health care system.
- $15 an hour minimum wage.
- Tougher regulation of the finance industry.
- Closing corporate tax loopholes.
- A vigorous effort to address climate change.
He also expressed concern about Clinton’s consistency on policy issues. “What we need is to create a movement which holds elected officials accountable and not let them flip” on issues, Sanders said.
Sanders’ pitch to Democratic voters has involved bringing his policy differences with Clinton to the forefront, labeling her as an establishment candidate and questioning her beliefs on issues important to the party’s base. Clinton would likely have to adopt more of Sanders’ policy positions to win over his supporters. The factor that may propel Sanders supporters into Clinton’s camp in November would be real estate mogul Donald Trump, if he wins the Republican nomination.
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