{"id":1043506,"date":"2021-11-22T09:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1043506"},"modified":"2021-11-22T09:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T14:58:42","slug":"bernie-sanders-endorses-peter-welch-vermonts-lone-representative-for-senate-minutes-after-he-launches-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-endorses-peter-welch-vermonts-lone-representative-for-senate-minutes-after-he-launches-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders Endorses Peter Welch, Vermont\u2019s Lone Representative, For Senate Minutes After He Launches Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-endorses-peter-welch-vermonts-lone-representative-for-senate-minutes-after-he-launches-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1043506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Vermont Democratic Rep. Peter Welch announced that he would forgo reelection and instead launch a bid to succeed Sen. Patrick Leahy on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Welch, Vermont\u2019s lone House member, was long expected to run, and he was endorsed almost immediately by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has served in the Senate alongside Leahy since 2006. Leahy, the dean of the Senate who was first elected in 1974 and the only Democrat to serve in the Senate from Vermont, announced last Monday that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/15\/patrick-leahy-vermont-senator-since-1975-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retire<\/a> after eight terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter has the knowledge and experience to fight for a government that works for all, not just the wealthy few,\u201d Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1462768137510830083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to endorse Peter today and look forward to serving with him in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welch, in his announcement video, emphasized the Democrats\u2019 slim Senate majority, noting that his seat could be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPowerful outside interests will come to Vermont to try to advance their interests, not ours,\u201d Welch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelchForVT\/status\/1462737841868451840?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey know an open seat in Vermont could be the difference between passing our positive agenda and Mitch McConnell controlling the Senate again.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/15\/patrick-leahy-vermont-senator-since-1975-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Leahy, Dean Of The Senate And Third-In-Line To Presidency, Announces Retirement)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.068085106383\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m running for the United States Senate to work for you, for Vermont, for our country, and for our imperiled democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Join us: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReVLvWEM4T\">https:\/\/t.co\/ReVLvWEM4T<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lGKX7ZJJgP\">pic.twitter.com\/lGKX7ZJJgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Peter Welch (@WelchForVT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelchForVT\/status\/1462737841868451840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Welch also criticized McConnell and Republicans for filibustering Democratic goals from voting rights legislation to Medicare for All to the Green New Deal.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/chris-sununu-new-hampshire-governor-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Prized GOP Senate Recruit Rejects Bid, Blasts \u2018Partisan Politics Without Results\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything gets filibustered by the Mitch McConnell Republicans in the Senate,\u201d Welch said. \u201cThey\u2019re fighting for failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Leahy\u2019s retirement and Welch\u2019s emphasis on keeping the Senate in Democratic control, the Vermont congressman would be an overwhelming favorite to be elected next November, assuming he wins the Democratic primary, given that his state voted for President Joe Biden by 36 points in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont Democratic Rep. Peter Welch announced that he would forgo reelection and instead launch a bid to succeed Sen. 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