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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:48 PM Oct 2015

Jane Sanders is starting to play a bigger role in her husband’s campaign

To this point, voters have seen a lot of Jane O'Meara Sanders but not heard much. She often travels with her husband, and when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) takes the stage at political rallies, she walks out with him, parting ways before he speaks.

As the first Democratic presidential nominating contests approach, however, Jane Sanders’s voice is likely to be more in the mix, as her husband’s campaign seeks to share more about a candidate who doesn’t like to talk very much about himself.

That dynamic was on display Monday as the candidate’s wife of 27 years appeared on Bloomberg television’s “With All Due Respect.” Among other things, she talked about Sanders teaching his grandchildren to play chess, soccer and baseball.

“That’s something your viewers wouldn’t know, but that’s always been something that happens every time he’s home,” Sanders told hosts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/27/jane-sanders-is-starting-to-play-a-bigger-role-in-her-husbands-campaign/

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Jane Sanders is starting to play a bigger role in her husband’s campaign (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2015 OP
Looking forward to getting to know this woman better. Hiraeth Oct 2015 #1
Thanks for the link. MuseRider Oct 2015 #2
I thought she was impressive. I think its her first MSM interview KoKo Oct 2015 #3
I value 'down to earth' to the max. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #4
...! Straight Talk...there's so little of it these days... KoKo Oct 2015 #6
I hope his whole family gets more involved. Kalidurga Oct 2015 #5
I automatically like her because she looks like she ripped off her wardrobe from my closet n/t eridani Oct 2015 #7

MuseRider

(34,117 posts)
2. Thanks for the link.
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 01:08 PM
Oct 2015

I will love reading it, I know little about her. Mostly what I "know" is what has already been said to paint her as someone undesirable. Thank you for the link.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
3. I thought she was impressive. I think its her first MSM interview
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:48 PM
Oct 2015

...or at least the first I've heard about, and she handled the questions well and didn't seem rehearsed with "Talking Points" like many candidates wives often are. She seemed very "down to earth" as Bernie is.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
5. I hope his whole family gets more involved.
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 07:41 PM
Oct 2015

I haven't seen any staged pictures of them and they always look happy.

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