Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Are Democrats Ready To 'Feel The Bern' Or Is Sanders The 'MySpace' Of 2020?

    The Vermont independent showed he can still raise boatloads of money, but with so many progressive choices, Sanders may be at a disadvantage.
    by Domenico Montanaro Feb 23, 2019 4 minutes
    Robert Camacho, center, cheers as California Sen. Kamala Harris launches her presidential campaign in Oakland, Calif., in January.

    Bernie Sanders has again proved he should not be underestimated in a presidential contest.

    Despite talk of his coalition potentially fracturing with such a big Democratic primary field, the Sanders faithful showed they've still got his back. In the 24 hours following the Vermont independent's announcement Tuesday that he was again running for president, he raised a whopping $6 million.

    He took in $600,000 from people who signed up to make recurring monthly payments to his campaign. That will give him a guaranteed source of revenue that could help him last for a very long time in a protracted primary fight. It's a model that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who like Sanders identifies as a democratic socialist, also touted.

    "It's like Netflix," she tweeted, "but for unbought members of Congress."

    Others see Sanders and his 2020 run as less Netflix and more something else.

    "Bernie Sanders is the

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR4 min read
    Pro-Palestinian Campus Protesters Face Looming Deadlines And Risk Of Arrest
    Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.
    NPR2 min readWorld
    A Baby Girl Born Orphaned And Premature After An Israeli Airstrike In Gaza Has Died
    The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
    NPR3 min read
    American Airlines Passenger Alleges Discrimination Over Use Of First-class Restroom
    In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

    Related Books & Audiobooks