Will Bernie Run?

"I think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama is doing..." -Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), 7/22/11

Here's a few sites around the web calling for Senator Sanders to run for President:

Sanders for President

Draft Bernie Sanders 2012

Draft Sanders Facebook Petition

The 14th Amendment

Sanders strongly opposes Reid debt plan

Senator Sanders just issued the following statement:

The Republicans have been absolutely determined to make certain that the rich and large corporations not contribute one penny for deficit reduction, and that all of the sacrifice comes from the middle class and working families in terms of cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, LIHEAP, community health centers, education, Head Start, nutrition, MILC, affordable housing and many other vitally important programs. 

I cannot support legislation like the Reid proposal which balances the budget on the backs of struggling Americans while not requiring one penny of sacrifice from the wealthiest people in our country.  That is not only grotesquely immoral, it is bad economic policy.

Call Senator Sanders today at 202.224.5141 and encourage him to run for President in 2012.  We need leadership in the White House that will represent the people, not just Wall Street.