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He was little known outside of the state of Vermont and hardly anyone expected him to perform well. In a surprising turn of events, he exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] for Democratic Party nomination. This was due to a rise in populist sentiment among the working class which aligned with his campaign messaging. Even though Bernie called for a "political revolution", shortly after losing, he dropped out of the race and endorsed the establishment-backed Hillary Clinton. | He was little known outside of the state of Vermont and hardly anyone expected him to perform well. In a surprising turn of events, he exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] for Democratic Party nomination. This was due to a rise in populist sentiment among the working class which aligned with his campaign messaging. Even though Bernie called for a "political revolution", shortly after losing, 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 "rat-fucked him". One piece of evidence he provided was the Wikileaks emails showing Hillary Clinton was given the questions prior to a CNN debate against Bernie. | |||
Large swaths of his working class supporters joined the "MAGA movement" started by the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]], which went on to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. | Large swaths of his working class supporters joined the "MAGA movement" started by the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]], which went on to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. |