Bernie Sanders' Socialism Is as American as Apple Pie [View all]

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THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER pollsters found that most Americans (77 percent)--including a majority (53 percent) of Republicans--agreed that "there is too much power in the hands of a few rich people and corporations." (Not surprisingly, 83 percent of 18-to-29 year olds shared that view.) Pew also discovered that 61 percent of Americans believed that "the economic system in this country unfairly favors the wealthy." A significant majority (57 percent) thought that wealthy people don't pay their fair share of taxes.

In light of those views, Sanders believes he can tap into Americans' growing frustrations with our political and economic troubles and offer bold ideas to address our declining standard of living and the role of big money in politics.

He made a calculated decision to run in the Democratic primaries rather than as an independent third party candidate. He does not want to be seen as another Ralph Nader, whose third party campaign in 2000 took crucial votes away from Democratic nominee Al Gore and helped elect George W. Bush. By running in the Democratic primaries, Sanders will be able to debate Hillary Clinton on national television and gain wide exposure for his populist views about the undue political influence of what he calls America's corporate "plutocracy."

Sanders hopes to appeal to liberal Democrats who are dissatisfied with Hillary Clinton's ties to Wall Street, her reluctance to support strong government regulations to protect consumers, workers, and the environmental from irresponsible corporations, higher taxes on the super-rich, and her support for U.S. military adventures overseas.

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