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Related: About this forumBernie & Hillary: What are their policy differences?
Bernie Sanders criticizes Clinton's policy stances but don't call them enemiesThe Vermont senator has carefully avoided negativity, but on Tuesday he offered a slew of issues upon which he differed from his main Democratic rival
July 14, 2015 * The Guardian * by Paul Lewis and Sabrina Siddiqui
Bernie Sanders has scrupulously avoided throwing punches at political rivals during a career that has lasted close to half a century. The independent Vermont senator is not about to take off his gloves, even in the midst of a race for the Democratic nomination for president.
But on Tuesday, with the frontrunner for the Democratic 2016 ticket, Hillary Clinton, walking the corridors of the Capitol building, Sanders did attempt a few delicate jabs.
He emerged from a lunch of Democratic senators (also attended by Clinton) to give reporters a slew of issues upon which he said he differed from the former secretary of state. It was not a short list, and included issues as varied as trade, war, surveillance, climate change and the minimum wage.
It was hardly hand-to-hand political combat, but Sanders, who famously ducks requests from reporters to put the boot into rivals, looked a little reluctant.
I dont like negative campaigns Ive never run a negative ad in my life, Sanders told reporters at the start of his remarks.
He ended up concluding like this: Ive known the secretary for 25 years. I knew her as first lady, obviously I knew her when we were together here in the Senate. I like her, I respect her, I hope we can run a campaign where we can express the differences of opinion that we have do it in a way that is straightforward.
MORE on the issues: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/14/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-differences
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Bernie & Hillary: What are their policy differences? (Original Post)
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
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orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)1. 1% - 99%
LWolf
(46,179 posts)2. Yep. nt
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)3. Good, he'll be able to look back on this whole experience with integrity.