Senator Bernie Sanders 'thinking of running for president' in 2016 [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Bernie Sanders, one of the Senate’s leading liberals, said on Sunday he is thinking about running for president in 2016 as either a Democrat or an independent, in a move that could complicate Hillary Clinton’s presumed path to the White House.
Sanders, an independent from Vermont, could pose a challenge from the left to the former first lady and secretary of state, who is widely seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. She has not officially said she is a candidate but has acted very much like one.
“I think anybody who speaks to the needs of the working class and the middle class of this country and shows the courage to take on the billionaire class, I think that candidate will do pretty well,” Sanders told NBC.
Sanders is serving his second six-year term in the Senate. A self-described socialist who caucuses with Democrats, he has cultivated a following among some American liberals, especially on economic issues like the growing income disparity between rich and poor and corporate greed.
“I am thinking about running for president,” Sanders said, adding that he must decide whether to run as an independent or wade into the fight for the Democratic nomination.
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