Senator Bernie Sanders 'thinking of running for president' in 2016
Sanders, an independent from Vermont, could pose a challenge from the left to the former first lady and secretary of state, who is widely seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. She has not officially said she is a candidate but has acted very much like one.
“I think anybody who speaks to the needs of the working class and the middle class of this country and shows the courage to take on the billionaire class, I think that candidate will do pretty well,” Sanders told NBC.
Sanders is serving his second six-year term in the Senate. A self-described socialist who caucuses with Democrats, he has cultivated a following among some American liberals, especially on economic issues like the growing income disparity between rich and poor and corporate greed.
“I am thinking about running for president,” Sanders said, adding that he must decide whether to run as an independent or wade into the fight for the Democratic nomination.
Sanders – like Clinton – spent the weekend testing the waters in Iowa, a state that holds an important early contest in the nomination process.
i like Bernie he's passionate and i believe honest and straightforward, but so was McCain and we know the name of that song. but i don't think he's a front runner and all his candidacy will do is take votes away from Hilary if she runs. if he runs as an Independent it will only siphon votes from Hilary and assuring a republican victory, if he runs as a Dem he won't get pass the primary. i don't think he would do any better than Hilary but he could spoil our chances and that is detrimental to Americans future.
