“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordOctober 14, 2025
The Democratic Party no longer even can dream of saying to you, you know, 'Mary Smith won. You may not like her politics, but she’s the Democratic nominee.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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thenation.com

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Sanders critiques the party's inability to unify behind its nominees.

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