If a candidate started at 2% in the polls, gets 50,000 volunteers, creates enormous excitement, gets young people involved in the political process, gets nontraditional voters to vote, Democratic leaders would be jumping up and down!
Bernie Sanders: “If a candidate started at 2% in the polls, gets 50,000 volunteers, creates enormous excitement, gets young people…”
On the recordSeptember 7, 2025
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Sanders emphasized the significance of Mamdani's campaign success.
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