Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 02:03 pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, not only endorsed Hillary Clinton with full passion and vigor, he devastated Donald Trump and clearly laid out the stakes for the left in this election.
Bernie Sanders thanked his supporters than discussed his political revolution. Sanders, rightly, talked about the historic accomplishments of his campaign. Sen. Sanders said, “Sec. Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that. She will be the Democratic nominee for president, and I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next President Of The United States.”
Sanders said, “I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton, and why she must become our next president.”
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Sen. Sanders added later that the campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the serious crisis that we face. Sanders added that there was no doubt in his mind to that Sec. Clinton is the best candidate to do that.
Sanders contrasted Clinton and Trump:
Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top one percent. Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in America works 40 hours a week, that person should not be living in poverty. She believes that we should raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And she wants to create millions of new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. – our roads, bridges, water systems and wastewater plants.
But her opponent – Donald Trump – well, he has a very different view. He believes that states should have the right to lower the minimum wage or even abolish the concept of the minimum wage altogether. If Donald Trump is elected, we will see no increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour – a starvation wage.
This election is about which candidate will nominate Supreme Court justices who are prepared to overturn the disastrous Citizens United decision which allows billionaires to buy elections and undermine our democracy; about who will appoint new justices on the Supreme Court who will defend a woman’s right to choose, the rights of the LGBT community, workers’ rights, the needs of minorities and immigrants, and the government’s ability to protect the environment.
If you don’t believe this election is important, take a moment to think about the Supreme Court justices that Donald Trump will nominate, and what that means to civil liberties, equal rights and the future of our country.
This campaign is about moving the United States toward universal health care and reducing the number of people who are uninsured or under-insured. Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange, which will lower the cost of health care. She also believes that anyone 55 years or older should be able to opt in to Medicare and she wants to see millions more Americans gain access to primary health care, dental care, mental health counseling and low-cost prescription drugs through a major expansion of community health centers throughout this country. Hillary is committed to seeing thousands of young doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists and other medical professionals practice in underserved areas as we follow through on President Obama’s idea of tripling funding for the National Health Service Corps.
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And What is Donald Trump’s position on health care? No surprise there. Same old, same old Republican contempt for working families. He wants to abolish the Affordable Care Act, throw 20 million people off of the health insurance they currently have and cut Medicaid for lower-income Americans. The last thing we need today in America is a president who doesn’t care about whether millions will lose access to the health care coverage that they desperately need. We need more people with access to quality health care, not fewer.
Sanders laid out what this election is really about, “It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues. That’s what this campaign has been about. That’s what democracy is about. But I am happy to tell you that at the Democratic Platform Committee which ended Sunday night in Orlando, there was a significant coming together between the two campaigns and we produced, by far, the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party. Our job now is to see that platform implemented by a Democratic Senate, a Democratic House and a Hillary Clinton president – and I am going to do everything I can to make that happen.”
Sanders closed with a personal endorsement, “I have known Hillary Clinton for 25 years. I remember her as a great first lady who broke precedent in terms of the role that a first lady was supposed to play as she helped lead the fight for universal health care. I served with her in the United States Senate and know her as a fierce advocate for the rights of children. Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here today.”
It was not a surprise that Sen. Sanders endorsed former Sec. Clinton. Sanders has never said that he wouldn’t endorse Clinton. Bernie Sanders has been a friendly relative to the Democratic Party long before he ran for president in 2016. Sanders could have delivered a lukewarm endorsement, but he went all in for Clinton.
Compare Sanders’ full endorsement with the Republican Party’s position of supporting, but not endorsing Donald Trump. While Trump is contemplating picking a running mate that may “unite the GOP.” Clinton has the full Democratic team standing with her.
Sen. Sanders was the final missing piece. Democrats are standing together with Clinton, and after Sanders’ speech, Donald Trump and the Republican Party are in big trouble.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
