Bernie Sanders Will Challenge Hillary Clinton

Citing a history of surprising victories, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday the political world shouldn’t discount his chances of winning the presidency.


“Don’t underestimate me,” the Vermont senator said on ABC’s “This Week.” His success in getting elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, to the U.S. House and to the Senate, he said, illustrates the appeal of a political style that observers have been to ready to write off in the past.

“We need a political revolution in this country,” he declared, “and I want to lead that effort.”
An independent socialist, Sanders is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. And while many political observers believe he cannot win, he can push Hillary Clinton to take more liberal positions on the campaign trail.