The Activism : How Bernie Sanders ' Campaign Can Help Us Understand Modern Activism

The people have come to have faith in his views on American politics. He stands strong without the millions of dollars all the other wealthy candidates have. Bernie Sanders has many of America’s support that volunteer to help his views be known in 47 states when he has no staff members to pay for. Sanders already impacted many people who believe this revolution will change America for the better of all people. The greatest weapon in America is not wealth and power. The greatest weapon is the vote by the people. (“The Gospel” 34)

The 2016 Presidential Election is coming sooner and sooner as each day passes, and it’s approaching the point where all eligible voters need to become informed about the each of the Democrat and Republican candidates running in the 2016 Presidential bid. The voter should be aware of what each candidate represents and what their values are and from that the voter can decide which candidate suits their beliefs best and vote for said candidate when the time comes. In this upcoming election, in my opinion, the candidate that wants the best for the majority of the citizens of the United States is Senator Bernie Sanders. His views in politics, connect with many poor and middle class families because all throughout his political career and his 2016

Bernie Sanders ran for political office in the town of Burlington, Vermont in 1981 and was elected mayor. He created many projects to improve the town in ways of housing, taxation, child care, women’s rights, and youth programs. In this same context, he created the Burlington Community Land Trust, an award winning project. He has also shown that he is no stranger to competing with those who have money on their side. In 2006 Bernie Sanders became a candidate for Vermont’s seat in the senate, running against the richest man in the state. To the voters of Vermont, upbringing, education, and political awareness mattered more than wealth. Despite the odds, Sanders won the seat, proving that money is irrelevant in a truly democratic race.

Bernie Sanders, though from a different era, is this generation’s 2016 candidate. He’s stood up for women and LGBT rights, against the expanding the usage of fossil fuels, and always with the ‘little people’ in mind. Not only is Bernie Sander’s track record as mayor and senator of Vermont groundbreaking, he’s taking a stand on American and World issues such as the class system, women’s reproductive rights, and civil rights; that’s what qualifies him as front runner in the candidacy.

Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate in the Presidential election, announced his campaign in his hometown of Burlington, Vermont. It was a very unusual setting: though it was a rally, it was seen more as a festival, with free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and performances by the local Vermont-based band, Mango Jam. In his 35-minute speech given at the rally, Sander’s focused on campaigning without the help of billionaires and Super PACs, going against what most of his opponents were doing. He launched his campaign with the hope of creating a “political revolution to transform [this] country economically, politically, socially and environmentally” (Sanders). In explaining his ideals on how he would bring about this political revolution, Bernie Sanders

One of the most distinguished aspects of Sanders is that he is classified as a

Equality, where are you on that grand scale between 10 and 90% and who will be your voice to equate? Bernie Sanders was born September 8th, 1974 in Brooklyn New York City, NY. Sanders, indisputably has the most unusual history of anyone in the U.S. Congress. He is the longest serving independent in U.S. congressional history and the only candidate who is not working with Super P.A.C 's having decided on primarily soliciting small private contributions. He became U.S senator of Vermont in 2006 and was reelected by capturing almost 71% of the popular vote. Bernie Sanders is a viable candidate with an ethical appeal who speaks to the populist, a candidate with a logical appeal who is most known as a progressive voice on political issues such as universal health care, civil rights, and income inequality. Above all, Sanders is a man with an emotional appeal who speaks of the Democratic values that everyday American 's care about regardless of their political affiliation. Throughout his career he has focused on the diminution of the American middle class and the expanding income and wealth gaps in the United States.

Bernie Sanders has proven himself a champion of the middle class since his humble beginnings in 1981 as mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Once he became active in office as a member of the Senate in November 2006, Senator Sanders began breaking grounds to help provide “affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care,” and women’s equality. Now that he has officially began his campaign in the 2016 presidential race, Senator Sanders is discussing his ideologies that he believes will help the American people overcome many commonly-encountered obstacles.

The preceding year's election can be unanimously considered one of the most controversial by most sources. While many candidates were considered, the final four contenders could easily be classified as jackass, an extreme far right republican, a feminist, and a socialist. Ultimately, the jackass won the elections, plunging the United States into a thousand years of darkness. After the nuclear fire subsides, and the non-existent middle class comes to it’s senses they will need a new leader to redeem our broken nation. The socialist in particular, could possibly be the United States’ chance for redemption. Bernie Sanders’ progressive policies could, potentially, save the declining middle class. Bernie has shown countless times throughout his

On May 26th, 2015, Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for the presidency. Bernie stands for the underdog, the beaten down, and the abused. Bernie Sanders has been the Junior Senator from Vermont since 2007. He is an Independent that caucuses with the Democrats. In his run for presidency, Bernie asked questions that others would not. He spoke on issues other candidates would not tackle. He has not just expanded upon the Democratic agenda, he wrote an entirely new agenda. He wrote an agenda for the people. Bernie Sanders mainly resonated with a young demographic of voters which is probably due to the fact that most people my age do not want to live in an austere society. My generation will have to deal with the shortsightedness of the earlier

self-described Democratic socialist, Sanders has spent his years fighting for the labor movement and reversing economic inequality. However, given his socialist views and liberal policies, the potential stock market backlash, the dismantling of large

Bernie various actions throughout his campaign has made him achieve his purpose of getting more young people involved. His long history in congress and the policies he has supported builds him trust and makes him someone worth listening to. The hashtag #feeltheburn has helped him manage his audience emotions directing it to fuel his campaign. He acknowledges the fact that young people have the fewest votes and tries to change it, a reason he has gained so much support from them. His large rallies are a reflection of the amount of support he receives on twitter. I believe Bernie Sanders was able to effectively appeal to younger voters using social media as a platform for bringing people together for rallies, speeches, and conversations.

There are many important issues in this country, and not everyone wants to do something about them. There is, however, one person who does: Bernard (Bernie) Sanders. One of these major issues is the extreme income inequality in the United States. Another problem facing the nation in the rising cost of a higher education. Then there is the old single payer versus multiple payer health care debate. There are a lot of problems facing this country, and Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate who is willing to try and fix them.

Senator Bernard Sanders is the longest-serving, independent politician in American history. He began his career as a political underdog, due to his involvement in the Civil Rights movement. In August 1963, Sanders travelled to Washington, D.C. to take part in the March on Washington and heard Martin Luther King Juniors historic “I Have a Dream” speech firsthand. In 1981, He gained his first political victory by becoming Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Since that time, Bernie has attempted to wrestle government control away from corporate interests and back to the working class, where it belongs.

This election is about ending the grotesque level of income and wealth inequality in America today” (Sanders, 2016, para. 30). Bernie raises the concern to the audience that many Americans are in poverty. The audience is filled with fear for American because many of them could not get a job and it is very hard for them to pay for their bills. Furthermore, Bernie Sanders feels trust worth to the audience because he tries to connect to them by using words like we and to show he is a politician of the people. He is trying to serve the interests of the people that just got out of college and find it very hard to get a job in America in the current job market. Moreover, Bernie Sanders raise awareness of anger within the crowd with how 1% controls most of country’s wealth, “It is not moral, it is not acceptable, and it is not sustainable that the top 1/10th of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.