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====2016 Presidential Run ==== | ====2016 Presidential Run ==== | ||
He ran for president in 2016 election as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He called himself a "Democratic socialist" of the Scandinavian model and his campaign slogan was to create a "political revolution". | |||
He exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] | He surprisingly exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]], who won the Democratic Party nomination. This was in large part due to votes from the rural working class, who saw his campaign as a way to show their discontent with the Democratic establishment. Many in his movement wanted him to continue his run as an independent candidate, such as Jimmy Dore, but even though Bernie called for a "political revolution", he dropped out of the race and endorsed the establishment-backed Hillary Clinton. | ||
In a debate titled "Tankie Defeats Destiny" with the streamer Destiny on February 23, 2021, Haz Al-din suggested the Democratic party "rigged" the election against Bernie and that the mainstream media was changing peoples views against him in a "rat-fuckery way". One piece of evidence he provided was the Wikileaks emails showing Hillary Clinton was given the questions prior to a CNN debate against Bernie. | In a debate titled "Tankie Defeats Destiny" with the streamer Destiny on February 23, 2021, Haz Al-din suggested the Democratic party "rigged" the election against Bernie and that the mainstream media was changing peoples views against him in a "rat-fuckery way". One piece of evidence he provided was the Wikileaks emails showing Hillary Clinton was given the questions prior to a CNN debate against Bernie. | ||