Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

March 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM

The largest rally I have ever held

Dear Friends, We just finished up a truly remarkable few days on the road. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and I held five rallies in three states in three days. And the response was incredible. North Las Vegas, Nevada We began in Las Vegas on Thursday where we were joined by Congressman Steve Ho…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM

As we hit the road, here is some of what I have been thinking about.

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and I will be doing five rallies in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. I am sending this email out to you just before our Fighting Oligarchy tour begins. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and I will be doing five rallies in Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado. If you can’t attend in person,…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

March 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM

So. Where do we go from here?

Yesterday, I voted NO on a terrible Continuing Resolution bill - written by right-wing Republicans in the House with no input from anybody but themselves. Yesterday, I voted NO on a terrible Continuing Resolution bill - written by right-wing Republicans in the House with no input from anybody bu…

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March 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM

I'm heading out west

You know history as well as I do. Real change never takes place from the top on down. It always takes place from the bottom on up when ordinary people, by the millions, stand together to fight oppression and injustice. You know history as well as I do. Real change never takes place from the top…

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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM

Trump's speech

He did not have one word to say about the economic realities facing 60 percent of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck. We are living in a pivotal moment in our country's history. And how we respond to this moment will impact not only our lives, but the lives of our kids and grandchildr…

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February 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Global Oligarchy

This is a turning point – a moment of enormous consequence in world history. Dear Friends, It’s not just Trump’s movement toward Oligarchy and authoritarianism here in the United States that we’re fighting. We, and our allies, must fight the Oligarchs globally. Right now, whether it is in Russia…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

February 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM

I am going on the road...

Why, at this moment, are we doing town meetings around the country- especially in conservative areas. The answer is obvious. Dear Friends, I will be doing town meetings in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday night and Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday morning. Further, we’re in the process of planning more even…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM

I do not often find myself in the habit of thanking Elon Musk...

This is what I do know: Dear Friends, I do not often find myself in the habit of thanking Elon Musk, but he has done an exceptional job of demonstrating a point that we have made for years — and that is the fact we live in an oligarchic society in which billionaires dominate not only our politi…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Russell Vought

Dear Friends, Russell Vought is Donald Trump’s architect for the Oligarchy. As CBO Director, his goal will be to make the very rich even richer by dismantling critical government programs that deliver for America’s working class, like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Meals on Wheels, Head S…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

February 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM

This is not a time for wallowing in despair and hiding under the covers.

I’m getting a lot of calls from people who are not only upset about what’s happening, but are wondering how we best go forward. Dear Friends, I’m getting a lot of calls from people who are not only upset about what’s happening, but are wondering how we best go forward. My response: We must be sm…

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January 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Oligarchy

For years and years in the corporate media, you'd only heard the word 'oligarch' preceded by the word 'Russian.' But oligarchs aren't uniquely a Russian phenomenon or a foreign concept. Dear Friends, For years and years in the corporate media, you'd only heard the word 'oligarch' preceded by the…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM

My thoughts on Trump's inauguration

The simple truth is that Trump ignored almost every major issue facing this country’s working families in his first speech Dear Friends, As we enter the new Trump presidency, we have got to remain focused. We can’t panic. No matter how many executive orders he signs and statements he issues, our…

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January 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM

A day that many of us have dreaded

Our opposition to Trump is based not only on our profound disagreement with him on most of the important issues facing our country but... Dear Friends, Inauguration day is approaching, a day that many of us have dreaded. Our opposition to Trump is based not only on our profound disagreement with…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

January 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM

wildfires

Dear Friends, In America today, large and devastating wildfires that were once relatively uncommon have become an increasingly common occurrence. In California, five of the largest wildfires in the history of the state have happened in the last five years. And, as you read this, one of the most…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM

What the oligarchs want.

We, as progressives, have a vision that is radically different. Dear Friends, Jane and I want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a safe and healthy new year. And, as enter this new year, it’s important to reflect upon the reality that we are living in a pivotal and volatile moment in…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 27, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Here is a New Year’s resolution.

Let us go forward together to lead the world in terms of life-expectancy, quality of life and human happiness. Dear Friends, Here is a New Year’s resolution. Yes. In the wealthiest country on earth let us Make America Healthy Again. Let us go forward together to lead the world in terms of life-e…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM

I don’t often agree with Elon Musk...

But he is right when he says the Pentagon “has little idea how its annual budget of more than $800bn is spent.” Dear Friends, I've written an op-ed in the Guardian today outlining why I’m voting against the military budget. The United States needs a strong military, but we do not need a defense …

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM

Today in America

You won’t hear it discussed in corporate media (for obvious reasons), or on the floor of Congress (for obvious reasons), but the most important issue facing facing the American people and the global community is the rapid rise of oligarchy. Dear Friends, You won’t hear it discussed in corporate…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Tough times ...

Will the Democratic leadership learn the lessons of their defeat? Dear Friends, Tough times. The American people understand that our economic and political systems are rigged. They know that the very rich get much richer while almost everyone else becomes poorer. They know that we are moving rap…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Tough times.

Will the Democratic leadership learn the lessons of their defeat? Dear Friends, Tough times. The American people understand that our economic and political systems are rigged. They know that the very rich get much richer while almost everyone else becomes poorer. They know that we are moving rap…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 5:55 PM

No more arms sales to Netanyahu

Please read my op-ed in The Washington Post Friends, The American people have had enough. Poll after poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose sending more weapons and military aid to fuel Netanyahu’s war machine. We should listen to the American people. Please read my op-ed in The Washingt…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 11, 2024 at 6:17 PM

Justifiable anger

Please read my op-ed in the Boston Globe Dear Friends, The results of the 2024 election have confirmed a reality that is too frequently denied by Democratic Party leaders and strategists: The American working class is angry — and for good reason. Please read my op-ed in the Boston Globe that add…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 6, 2024 at 11:56 PM

It should come as no great surprise

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. Dear friend, It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. First, it was the white w…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 9:58 PM

No matter what the outcome of this election...

We must address the reality that our political system is totally corrupt. Dear friend, Let me thank you all for the financial and political support that you have given me over the last many months. With your help, we’ve been able to hold well-attended rallies and town meetings for Kamala and De…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Contribute $27 or whatever you can directly to Sherrod Brown's campaign for U.S. Senate in Ohio today. They will use the money donated today over the weekend to reach undecided voters and infrequently voting Democrats before Election Day.

I am writing to ask you to make a contribution of $27 or whatever you can afford today to Sherrod Brown's campaign for Senate in Ohio. If that's all you need to hear, you can donate directly to his campaign here: https://act.berniesanders.com/go/Sherrod-Brown Here is the truth: Poll after poll…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM

Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza. So do I. But we cannot sit this election out.

On this issue, Donald Trump and his right wing friends are worse. Dear friend, Yesterday, I recorded a video which now has over 7 million views across multiple platforms. The message of the video is simple: even if you strongly disagree with Kamala on Gaza, as I do, please vote for her. We simpl…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 11:35 PM

I’m on the road in two battleground states, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Let’s do everything we can to see that Trump is defeated and Kamala elected. Dear friend, In the most consequential election in modern American history, I’m on the road in two battleground states, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. On Saturday morning we did a great rally with trade unionists at the S…

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October 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM

$27 for Tammy Baldwin

Not only can you be proud to support Tammy, but we cannot win the Senate or the White House without Wisconsin. I am writing to you this afternoon asking you to make a contribution directly to Tammy Baldwin's campaign for United States Senate in Wisconsin. $27. Or whatever you can afford. This is…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Can you please make a contribution of $27 or whatever you can afford to help me continue to campaign to defeat Donald Trump and to organize support for our progressive agenda with the new administration and Congress?

We are living in a truly unprecedented moment in history Good afternoon. We are living in a truly unprecedented moment in history and the actions we take between now and this election — and immediately after it ends — will determine not only the future of our country but the entire world. If the…

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October 15, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Some observations

In four days we visited Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Dear Friends, I spent the last few days on the campaign trail for Kamala, Tim, and progressive candidates in the Midwest. It was a helluva trip. In four days we visited Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. …

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October 9, 2024 at 10:11 PM

Hurricane Milton

This year was the hottest year on record with the planet's hottest month on record. Dear Friend, Please look around. Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene barreled into the Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States killing hundreds, displacing thousands and causing billions of dollars worth of propert…

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October 7, 2024 at 6:47 PM

[Photos] Our trip to Texas, Nevada, and Michigan

We drew large and enthusiastic turnouts, are reaching undecided voters and are expanding our grassroots movement. Dear Friends, In the most consequential election in our lives, I’m happy to report that we spent last week on the campaign trail working hard for Kamala and progressive candidates. O…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 10:48 PM

Oh, Bernie the costs. The costs!

Dear Friend, This week I will be campaigning in Texas, Nevada and Michigan to do everything I can to see that Donald Trump is defeated and Kamala Harris becomes our next president. And while I’m on the campaign trail I will be talking about an issue that is getting far too little discussion. An…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 9:19 PM

This book is for you

I recently wrote a book, "It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism" that attempts to break through a lot of the irrelevant discussion that is taking place regarding politics and the economy in America today. Dear Friend, Politics is not a baseball game. It is not a soap opera. It is not a Grammy awa…

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September 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Kamala Harris

Voters are hungry for a candidate that will deliver meaningful, material change to their lives. Dear Friends, I've written an op-ed in the Guardian today outlining the urgent need for Kamala Harris to embrace bold ideas that address the day-to-day crises facing American families, and to campaign…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

September 8, 2024 at 10:40 PM

2012 vs. 2024 Democratic Party Platforms

Oh how times have changed since our first presidential campaign. Friends - As progressives we fully understand that taking on Big Money interests, the corporate media, and the political establishment is not easy. These Oligarchs will stop at nothing in order to preserve the economic and politi…

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September 2, 2024 at 1:59 PM

As we celebrate Labor Day, 2024, there is some very good news.

Public approval of labor unions, at 70%, is higher today than it has been in decades. Friends - As we celebrate Labor Day, 2024, there is some very good news. Public approval of labor unions, at 70%, is higher today than it has been in decades. Over the last year major unions like the UAW have…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

August 27, 2024 at 5:58 PM

No, Kamala Harris is not more progressive than I am

Friends - Listen to Donald Trump, turn on Fox News, or follow any Republican on social media and you will hear or see the constant claim that Kamala Harris is more "radical" and more "far left" than Bernie Sanders. No. Let me simply say, for better or for worse, Kamala Harris is not more progr…

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August 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM

My remarks at the Democratic National Convention

Friends, Last night, I addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about the need to confront corporate greed. I talked about where we have been and some of the successes of the Biden-Harris Administration; I talked about the importance of electing Kamala Harris and defeating Dona…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 6:56 PM

This is not a normal election

We must do everything we can to see that Donald Trump is defeated Dear Friends, As I’m sure you are aware, this is not a normal election. It is not a normal election when we are running against someone who is a pathological liar. It is not a normal election when we are running against someone…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

August 5, 2024 at 10:20 PM

I don’t usually say that candidates should pay attention to the polls. But, in this instance, Democrats should do just that.

Our campaign recently conducted a poll which found, not surprisingly, that in the midst of massive income and wealth inequality... Dear Friend, For too many politicians and corporate media pundits, politics is a "game." They talk about everything except the most important issues facing the worki…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

August 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM

It is hard to believe what is happening in Gaza

Dear Friends, These are crazy and fast-moving political times. Joe Biden has withdrawn from the presidential race, Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate, there was an awful assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and a weird Republican Convention. But with all of that …

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July 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM

Cori Bush

Cori Bush is an activist, nurse, pastor, and community leader who is redefining what it means to be a member of Congress. Friends - Cori Bush is an activist, nurse, pastor, and community leader who is redefining what it means to be a member of Congress. She has lived the struggles regular, every…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 25, 2024 at 10:08 PM

Kamala Harris will be the Democratic nominee for president. Can she defeat Donald Trump? Absolutely.

As the Chinese saying goes: "may you live in interesting times." Well, these are interesting times — and complicated times. Dear Friends, As the Chinese saying goes: "may you live in interesting times." Well, these are interesting times — and complicated times. Stay with me for a minute. First,…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 10:38 PM

I do not often find myself in the habit of thanking Elon Musk

Friends - In the midst of the assassination attempt on Trump, the Republican Convention, Democrats continuing to try to take Biden off the ticket, and record-breaking heatwaves around the country, let me highlight one development which has not gotten the attention that it deserves. Yesterday, …

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 13, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Why I will do all I can to elect Joe Biden

Dear Friends, In his speech in Detroit last night, President Biden laid out an agenda for the first 100 days of his second term. Among other initiatives it included: Restoring Roe v. Wade Signing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act Expanding Social Security and Medicare Ending all medical debt Ra…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 5, 2024 at 8:20 PM

I do not posses a crystal ball, and have no brilliant political insights as to what the campaign might look like over the next few days or weeks

Friends, Yes. These are extremely difficult and painful times. People are demoralized. The presidential debate last Thursday was a disaster. Trump lied, lied, and lied. Biden did very poorly in defending his record, or exposing Trump for the fraud that he is. Further, he did not bring forth a …

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM

I do not posses a crystal ball, and I have no brilliant political insights as to what the campaign might look like over the next few days or weeks

Friends, Yes. These are extremely difficult and painful times. People are demoralized. The presidential debate last Thursday was a disaster. Trump lied, lied, and lied. Biden did very poorly in defending his record, or exposing Trump for the fraud that he is. Further, he did not bring forth a …

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Joe Biden and I wrote an op-ed in USA Today on prescription drugs

President Biden and I have been working together on this issue and we've made some progress. Friends - Ask most Americans — Democrats, Republicans, Independents, progressives, conservatives — they will agree: We are getting ripped off, big time, by the pharmaceutical industry. In the midst of …

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

June 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM

I’ve been on the road

This campaign is not about a clash of ideas. It is a clash over the future of American politics and our very way of life. Friend, I’ve been on the road. On Thursday night, I was in Parma, Ohio for a rally with hundreds of workers to raise the minimum wage. I joined One Fair Wage, an outstanding …

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