Sanders Emphasizes Fight for ‘Progressive Party Platform’ in Primary Night Statement
Bernie Sanders released a statement tonight that seems to hint more at their goal being a fight for the party platform as opposed to a fight for the Democratic nomination.
Sanders only won one of the states up for grabs tonight, Rhode Island, while Hillary Clinton swept the other four.
There is an even greater consensus tonight that Sanders has no realistic path to winning the nomination.
You can read the full statement here:
I congratulate Secretary Clinton on her victories tonight, and I look forward to issue-oriented campaigns in the 14 contests to come.
I am proud that we were able to win a resounding victory tonight in Rhode Island, the one state with an open primary where independents had a say in the outcome. Democrats should recognize that the ticket with the best chance of winning this November must attract support from independents as well as Democrats. I am proud of my campaign’s record in that regard.
The people in every state in this country should have the right to determine who they want as president and what the agenda of the Democratic Party should be. That’s why we are in this race until the last vote is cast. That is why this campaign is going to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia with as many delegates as possible to fight for a progressive party platform that calls for a $15 an hour minimum wage, an end to our disastrous trade policies, a Medicare-for-all health care system, breaking up Wall Street financial institutions, ending fracking in our country, making public colleges and universities tuition free and passing a carbon tax so we can effectively address the planetary crisis of climate change.
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