{"id":2320271,"date":"2024-08-06T22:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T02:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-predicts-harris-and-walz-can-win-pretty-big-with-progressive-economic-plan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T22:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T02:11:25","slug":"bernie-sanders-predicts-harris-and-walz-can-win-pretty-big-with-progressive-economic-plan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-predicts-harris-and-walz-can-win-pretty-big-with-progressive-economic-plan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders predicts Harris and Walz can win \u2018pretty big\u2019 with progressive economic plan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-predicts-harris-and-walz-can-win-pretty-big-with-progressive-economic-plan-washington-examiner%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=2320271&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--><p>In a \u200crecent appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;The Source,&#8221; Senator Bernie Sanders \u200dexpressed confidence that Vice\u2063 President\u2063 Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim\u200b Walz could achieve significant electoral victories in November if they adhere \u2064to progressive \u200ceconomic policies. Sanders praised their \u200balignment with progressive ideals,\u2064 indicating\u2063 that sticking to these \u2063positions \u2062could\u2062 lead to substantial wins. He \u200dspecifically highlighted the potential backlash from Republicans targeting \u200cWalz&#8217;s\u200d progressive achievements as governor, jokingly suggesting he \u200cwould contribute to advertisements that promote \u2064their proposals, \u200dsuch as raising the minimum wage and expanding Medicare.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bernie Sanders predicts Harris and Walz can win &lsquo;pretty big&rsquo; with progressive economic plan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1651649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) predicted that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) can win &ldquo;pretty big&rdquo; in November if they stick to progressive stances on economic issues.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Source<\/em>, Sanders praised Harris and Walz and said they could win by a large margin if they followed a certain path.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Bernie Sanders on the GOP attacks on Walz&rsquo;s progressive record as governor: &ldquo;If the Republicans&nbsp;want to attack Walz and Kamala&nbsp;Harris for wanting to raise the&nbsp;minimum wage, I&#8217;ll help&nbsp;contribute to those&nbsp;advertisements.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aAs6464ptn\">pic.twitter.com\/aAs6464ptn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1820971381707645189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After listing several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-kennedys-latest-move-could-sink-bidens-chances-at-2024-report\/\" title=\"Report: Robert Kennedy&#039;s recent action may harm Biden&#039;s prospects in 2024.\">progressive policy proposals<\/a>, including expanding Medicare and Social Security and raising taxes on the wealthy, the Vermont socialist said such policies are supported by over 70% of the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I think to the degree that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and the governor can stay focused on economic issues that benefit working people, demand that the billionaire class are paying their fair share of taxes. You know what? I think they&rsquo;re going to not only win &mdash; I think they have a chance to win pretty big,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3109984\/walz-speak-up-working-class-as-vp-bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"praised\">praised<\/a> Walz as a potential running mate days before the decision was made, arguing that he would best represent the working class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am very impressed by Walz,&rdquo; Sanders said. &ldquo;I think you have an excellent governor who understands the needs of working families, so I hope very much that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-could-speak-up-for-working-class-as-vp-bernie-sanders-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Walz could \u2018speak up\u2019 for working class as VP: Bernie Sanders - Washington Examiner\">vice president selects<\/a> a running mate who will speak up and take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-porter-falls-behind-adam-schiff-in-third-quarter-fundraising-in-california-senate-race\/\" title=\"Katie Porter trails Adam Schiff in Q3 fundraising for California Senate race.\">powerful corporate interests<\/a>, and I think Tim Walz is somebody who could do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After losing the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries, Sanders has rallied behind the Democratic ticket, becoming a major booster of President Joe Biden and now Harris.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1651649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1651649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) expressed confidence that Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) could achieve a significant victory in November by adhering to progressive economic policies. During his appearance on CNN&#8217;s The Source, Sanders commended both leaders, suggesting they could secure a substantial win if they maintained their focus on certain issues. He responded to Republican criticisms of Walz&#8217;s progressive governance by stating, &#8220;If the Republicans want to attack Walz and Kamala Harris for wanting to raise the minimum wage, I&#8217;ll gladly contribute to those advertisements.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Sanders highlighted various progressive initiatives such as expanding Medicare and Social Security and increasing taxes on the wealthy, noting that these proposals have support from over 70% of Americans. He emphasized that if Harris and Walz concentrate on economic matters benefiting working-class individuals while ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, they not only stand a good chance of winning but could do so decisively.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sanders praised Walz as an ideal running mate for Harris before any official announcement was made, asserting that he would effectively represent working families&#8217; interests. &#8220;I am very impressed by Walz,&#8221; he remarked. &#8220;He is an excellent governor who understands the needs of working families.&#8221; After previously losing in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries, Sanders has now fully supported the Democratic ticket, becoming a strong advocate for President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2320272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24127533483273.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32175,32438,37392,36113],"class_list":["post-2320271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-kamala-harris","tag-progressive-economics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24127533483273.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}