RSN: Senator Jeff Merkley | Why I'm Supporting Bernie Sanders

Reader Supported News | 13 April 16

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FOCUS: Senator Jeff Merkley | Why I'm Supporting Bernie Sanders 
 
Jeff Merkley, New York Times 
Merkley writes: "After considering the biggest challenges facing our nation and the future I want for my children and our country, I have decided to become the first member of the Senate to support my colleague Bernie Sanders for president." 
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O decision we make as Americans more dramatically affects the direction of our country than our choice for president. He or she is more than the manager of the executive branch, commander in chief or appointer of judges. The president reflects, but also helps define, our national values, priorities and direction.

After considering the biggest challenges facing our nation and the future I want for my children and our country, I have decided to become the first member of the Senate to support my colleague Bernie Sanders for president.

I grew up in working-class Oregon. On a single income, my parents could buy a home, take a vacation and help pay for college. My father worked with his hands as a millwright and built a middle-class life for us.

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The contrast between the Democratic and Republican candidates for President couldn't be clearer.  As Democrats, we're lucky to have two excellent candidates that are focused on issues that matter.

 

I want you to hear this directly from me:  I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.

 

We need urgency. We need big ideas. We need to rethink a status quo that allows the best off to continue setting the terms of debate.  

 

Bernie Sanders' leadership on the big issues facing our country and his willingness to fearlessly stand up to the powers-that-be have galvanized a grassroots movement. 

 

People know that we don't just need better policies, we need a wholesale rethinking of how our economy and our politics work, and for whom they work.

 

Will you join me in standing with Bernie for President?

Whether you're feeling the Bern or ready for Hillary, we've got a big fight ahead. After the dust settles, we'll all come together and take on the special interests and the extremists to win in November. Onward! Jeff

Paid for by Jeff Merkley for Oregon.   This email was sent by Jeff Merkley for Oregon PO Box 14172, Portland, OR 97293.

Jeff Merkley

Big news, friends! I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.

As I wrote in The New York Times, we need urgency. We need big ideas. We need to rethink the status quo that allows the best off to continue setting the terms of debate. We have two good choices for president, but I think Bernie is the candidate who can best help us rethink how our economy and politics work, and for whom they work.

If you're feeling the Bern too, SHARE this and let me know here:
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Why I’m Supporting Bernie Sanders

I am the first senator to endorse Bernie Sanders for president. A big reason: The outlook for kids in my working-class neighborhood is gloomy.

NYTIMES.COM|BY JEFF MERKLEY