Mr. Sanders ran an unexpectedly aggressive race towards Hillary Clinton in 2016 that reworked him into one thing of a world sensation on the politi
Mr. Sanders ran an unexpectedly aggressive race towards Hillary Clinton in 2016 that reworked him into one thing of a world sensation on the political left. And as time has handed, the Democratic mainstream has embraced parts of his message, equivalent to the necessity for common well being care. However some political observers doubt Mr. Sanders’s capability to develop his attraction past his base in a common election.
Ms. Warren, within the meantime, has offered herself as a scourge of Wall Road — a goal she shares with Mr. Sanders. However she has labored aggressively to win over a wider vary of supporters and has sought to attract a distinction between herself as a capitalist and her self-identified democratic socialist colleague, Mr. Sanders.
Here’s a transcript of the change Ms. Warren and Mr. Sanders had Tuesday:
MODERATOR ABBY PHILLIP: Senator Sanders, CNN reported yesterday, and Senator Sanders — Senator Warren confirmed in an announcement — that in 2018, you advised her that you just didn’t consider {that a} lady may win the election. Why did you say that?
BERNIE SANDERS: Effectively, as a matter of reality, I didn’t say it. And I don’t need to waste a complete lot of time on this, as a result of that is what Donald Trump and possibly among the media need. Anyone is aware of me is aware of that it’s incomprehensible that I might assume {that a} lady can’t be president of america. Go to YouTube right this moment. There’s a video of me 30 years in the past speaking about how a girl may change into president of america. In 2015, I deferred, actually, to Senator Warren. There was a motion to draft Senator Warren to run for president. And you recognize what, I stayed again. Senator Warren determined to not run, and I then did run afterward. Hillary Clinton received the favored vote by three million votes. How may anyone in 1,000,000 years not consider {that a} lady may change into president of america? And let me be very clear: If any of the ladies on this stage or any of the boys on this stage win the nomination — I hope that’s not the case, I hope it’s me — but when they do, I’ll do all the things in my energy to ensure that they’re elected to be able to defeat essentially the most harmful president within the historical past of our nation.
PHILLIP: So Senator Sanders, I do need to be clear right here, you’re saying that you just by no means advised Senator Warren {that a} lady couldn’t win the election?
SANDERS: That’s appropriate.
PHILLIP: Senator Warren, what did you assume when Senator Sanders advised you a girl couldn’t win the election?
ELIZABETH WARREN: I disagreed. Bernie is my good friend, and I’m not right here to attempt to struggle with Bernie. However look, this query about whether or not or not a girl could be president has been raised and it’s time for us to assault it head-on. And I believe one of the best ways to speak about who can win is by taking a look at folks’s successful report. So, can a girl beat Donald Trump? Take a look at the boys on this stage. Collectively, they’ve misplaced 10 elections. The one folks on this stage who’ve received each single election that they’ve been in are the ladies. Amy and me.