Sanders On Why Democrats Won’t Primary Biden: ‘Has To Do With A Fear Of Growth Of Right-Wing Extremism’

Bernie Sanders Claims Fear of Right-Wing Extremism is Why Democrats Won’t Primary Biden

During an interview with Chris Wallace on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) suggested that the reason Democrats are not challenging President Joe Biden in the primaries is due to a fear of right-wing extremism. Sanders argued that the Republican Party has become a right-wing extremist party, with many leaders who no longer believe in democracy. He also pointed out that many Republicans maintain the lie that Trump won the election and are working to deny certain groups the right to vote.

Why Won’t Democrats Primary Biden?

When asked why no leading Democrat is willing to contest the nomination in the primaries, Sanders responded, “I suspect that it has to do with a fear of the growth of right-wing extremism in this country.” He believes that maintaining democracy is crucial and that there is a great fear in the country about attacks on it.

Biden’s Accomplishments

While Sanders acknowledges that Biden has not done everything he would like to see done, he believes that the president has accomplished a lot. Sanders suggests that the fear of right-wing extremism is only half of the reason why Democrats won’t primary Biden, with the other half being a recognition of Biden’s accomplishments.

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Transcript of the Interview

WALLACE: President Biden announced this week that he is running for re-election, you have already endorsed him. Why is it that not a single leading Democrat is willing to contest that nomination in the primaries? Why do you think that is?

SANDERS: I suspect that it has to do with a fear of the growth of right-wing extremism in this country, and that is the Republican Party over the last number of years, accelerated by Trumpism, has not become not a conservative party but a right-wing extremist party. And this is a part that — not all, by any means, but you have many of the leaders who actually don’t believe in democracy anymore. You have many Republicans maintaining the lie that Trump actually won the election. You have Republicans working overtime to deny low-income people, people of color, young people the right to vote, people defended the insurrection in January 6th.

So, the first answer to your question, Chris, is that I think there’s a great fear in this country about attacks on democracy. We want to maintain democracy.

WALLACE: So, you are saying it’s more fear of Donald Trump and MAGA than it is enthusiasm for Joe Biden?

SANDERS: Well, I think that’s half of it. But the other half is a recognition, I think, that while Biden has not done everything I would like to have seen done, let’s talk about what he has accomplished, which is no small thing.