Is it time to take Bernie Sanders’ candidacy seriously? Apparently not – at least that’s the impression one might get based on Chuck Todd’s disturbing interview of Sanders on yesterday’s Meet the Press. Rather than provide any evidence on which to evaluate Sanders’ candidacy, Todd instead reminded us why, as political scientist Tom Patterson documents […]…Continue Reading Sanders vs. Todd: Fifty Shades of Bad
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From the Green Mountains to the Redwood Forest to the White House: Is This Land Made for Bernie Sanders?
In the wake of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement two days ago that he will challenge Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, I have been repeatedly asked the same question: “Why?” To which I respond, “Why not?” Yes, I understand that Bernie’s not going to win the Democratic nomination. Even his fellow Vermonters, […]…Continue Reading From the Green Mountains to the Redwood Forest to the White House: Is This Land Made for Bernie Sanders?