{"id":2357285,"date":"2024-10-20T17:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T21:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-dodges-answering-if-democrats-siding-with-trump-harm-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T21:17:40","slug":"sanders-dodges-answering-if-democrats-siding-with-trump-harm-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-dodges-answering-if-democrats-siding-with-trump-harm-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders dodges answering if Democrats siding with Trump harm Harris &#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\">26<\/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%2Fsanders-dodges-answering-if-democrats-siding-with-trump-harm-harris-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=2357285&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>, Senator Bernie Sanders \u2063addressed questions regarding the impact of\u2062 Pennsylvania Democrats on Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s electability. He refrained from\u200b giving \u2062a direct answer, instead highlighting broader issues of income inequality, healthcare access, and workers&#8217; rights\u2063 as key concerns for the electorate. <\/p>\n<p>The discussion was prompted by an advertisement from Senator Bob Casey, where he emphasizes his bipartisan efforts and alignment with former President Trump on certain policies.\u200c Sanders pointed out that the focus should be on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris teases first hard policy position with \u2018price-gouging\u2019 ban - Washington Examiner\">addressing corporate greed<\/a> and advocating for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">working class<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Harris&#8217;s shift \u200bin positions on topics such as fracking and\u2064 the Green New Deal, Sanders suggested that these changes are part of\u2064 a coalition effort to unite against Trump&#8217;s \u2063candidacy in the upcoming 2024 election. He also responded to \u200cconcerns\u2064 about Harris&#8217;s \u200bsupport among Arab-Americans in Michigan amidst heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions,\u2063 clarifying that while\u200c he condemns Hamas, he believes Israel&#8217;s military response should not target the entire Palestinian population.\u2062 Sanders expressed\u2064 his commitment to\u2063 advocating against excessive military aid to \u2063Israel while emphasizing \u200cthat Trump\u2019s policies would be\u200c even \u2064more detrimental.  <\/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\">Sanders dodges answering if Democrats siding with Trump harm Harris<\/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_1834120\" 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<\/a> (I-VT) did not provide a direct answer when asked if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> Democrats are hurting Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s electability in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sanders was asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3195118\/pennsylvania-democrat-bob-casey-embraces-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a new ad from Sen. Bob Casey<\/a> (D-PA) that shows the Pennsylvania Democrat boasting about how he &ldquo;bucked Biden to protect fracking&rdquo; and sided with Trump over placing tariffs on China &ldquo;to stop them from cheating.&rdquo; The release of the ad comes as former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> seeks the White House again and Casey is seeking reelection against Republican challenger Dave McCormick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, what I think is that at a time when we have more income and wealth inequality in this country than we&rsquo;ve ever had, when we have a healthcare system, which allows us to be the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people, when we have a $7.25 minimum wage, when you got so many senior citizens need to see an increase in their Social Security, I personally think that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-press-is-largely-liberal-dan-crenshaw-calls-out-media-bias-in-contentious-interview-on-nbc\/\" title=\"\u2018The press is largely liberal\u2019: Dan Crenshaw Calls Out Media Bias In Contentious Interview On NBC\">winning issues<\/a> are taking on corporate greed Bob Casey is talking about,&rdquo; Sanders said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. &ldquo;And fighting for the working class against the people on top, who have never, ever had it so good. That would be my suggestion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2651948&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1591232b0b8a2d8b478b14257934c8f9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper then asked Sanders about the about-face that Harris has made on various topics ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a>, including no longer wanting to ban fracking and no longer supporting the Green New Deal. Sanders contended that Harris&rsquo;s reversal is part of &ldquo;a coalition of people&rdquo; working together to achieve a common goal, that being defeating the &ldquo;very dangerous candidate&rdquo; of Trump in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders was then asked about any concern the Democratic Party has over Harris&rsquo;s support from Arab-Americans in Michigan, specifically if President Joe Biden&rsquo;s support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> amid its conflict with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> terrorist group could deter support from this voting bloc in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing state<\/a>. In response, Sanders argued that Hamas is &ldquo;a terrible terrorist organization&rdquo; that Israel is entitled to defend itself against, while arguing that Israel does not have a right &ldquo;to go to war against the entire Palestinian people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I will be leading the effort to make sure that we do not provide more offensive military aid to Israel,&rdquo; Sanders said. &ldquo;But to those people who say, &lsquo;Well, I can&lsquo;t support Harris because she disagrees,&rsquo; Trump on that issue, even on that issue, is worse. He will be closer to Netanyahu.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> is another major swing state both Harris and Trump are seeking to win the respective Electoral College votes in this election cycle. During a rally in Michigan on Friday, the former president claimed &ldquo;Democrats have been wreaking havoc&rdquo; in Detroit, prompting him to promise to give the city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3195705\/trump-promises-great-detroit-comeback-michigan-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;the real comeback&rdquo;<\/a> it needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/michigan\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Polling data from <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a>  has indicated that Trump is narrowly leading Harris in Michigan since mid-October, marking the first time since late July that Trump is favored to win the state. Trump was largely beating President Joe Biden in polling before he dropped his reelection bid, with Harris leading the state shortly after she launched her presidential run.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1834120\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834120\"}});<\/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>Sanders avoids saying if Democrats backing Trump hurt Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2357286,"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\/10\/Bernie-scaled-1024x665.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4021,3981,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2357285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-harris","tag-sanders","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bernie-scaled-1024x665.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357285","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}