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The case for Bernie Sanders, revisited

The case for Bernie Sanders, revisited

It's been a weird year!

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Mar 08, 2021
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Biden stands next to Sanders at Democratic Presidential Debate
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Back in January 2020, Vox did an exercise where a bunch of different writers made their best cases for different potential Democratic nominees, and I made the case for Bernie Sanders.

Since I have more recently made the case that moderates are better at winning elections, there’s a tension there worth exploring. One thi…

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