{"id":35338,"date":"2024-08-05T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=35338"},"modified":"2024-08-05T11:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:56:50","slug":"sanders-says-possible-vp-walz-understands-the-needs-of-working-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/sanders-says-possible-vp-walz-understands-the-needs-of-working-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders Says Possible VP Walz ‘Understands the Needs of Working Families’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz greets U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrives at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Stephen Maturen\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I hope very much that the vice president selects a running mate who will speak up and take on powerful corporate interests, and I think Tim Walz is somebody who could do that.”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JESSICA CORBETT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 03, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of a Saturday rally in Minneapolis, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a> signaled support for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz<\/a> as her vice presidential candidate for the November election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanders (I-Vt.) did not immediately endorse Harris last month after President Joe Biden dropped out<\/a> of the contest against Republican former President Donald Trump<\/a> and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). Sanders explained<\/a> that “I just want to make sure that her campaign understands that for too many people in this country, when they look at Washington, D.C., they feel ignored. They feel insulted that people are not understanding what is going on in their lives.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Harris on Friday officially secured enough delegates to get the Democratic nomination, Sanders attended a town hall in Mankato and spoke<\/a> with Minnesota Public Radio<\/em> host Tom Crann, who asked him about his positions on Harris and Walz\u2014a vice presidential contender backed<\/a> by a growing number of progressives and Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m gonna do everything that I can to see that Donald Trump is defeated and that Kamala Harris will become the next president of the United States,” Sanders said. “I think she has a strong record to run on along with President Biden and I think and believe that she is going to be speaking out not only on issues of climate change, not only on issues of women having the right to control their own body, not only protecting our democracy, but the needs of working families.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for coming out, Mankato!

Together, we are going to defeat Trump, guarantee health care as a human right, take on climate change, protect a woman's right to control her own body, and create a government that works for all, not just the 1%.https:\/\/t.co\/gtMt41TiD3<\/a><\/p>— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>