Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How much political influence does Bernie Sanders still have?
There’s an election today to fill the congressional seat vacated by Xavier Becerra. Some of the candidates said Bernie Sanders influenced them to run. The race is just one test for the power of the Bernie Sanders movement. How much political power does he still wield?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenPhoto: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. March 15, 2016. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore)
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