Bernie Sanders says his New Hampshire win serves notice to the 'political and economic establishments'
Bernie Sanders told a raucous crowd in New Hampshire that he won the Granite State's primary due to his volunteers, who "worked day and night" and "knocked on a heck of a lot of doors."
"We won because of your energy," he continued. "Together, we've sent the message that will echo from Wall Street to Washington, from Maine to California: That is, that the government of our great country belongs to all of the people, and not just a handful of wealthy, campaign contributors, and their super PACs." When Democrats and progressives win, he said, it's because voter turnout is high, and "Republicans win when people are demoralized and voter turnout is low." His victory, he added, serves notice to "the political and economic establishments of this country" that "the American people will not continue to accept a corrupt campaign finance system that is undermining American democracy and we will not accept a rigged economy in which ordinary Americans work longer hours for lower wages while almost all new income and wealth goes to the top 1 percent."
Sanders promised pay equity for women, to raise the minimum wage to $15, and to ease the burden of student loans by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculation. "The greed, the recklessness, and the illegal behavior on Wall Street drove our economy to its knees," he said. "The American people bailed out Wall Street, now it's Wall Street's time to help the middle class." He also said he is looking forward to continuing an "issue-oriented campaign" that brings "new people into the political process." In a few months, it will be time to "unite the party and this nation," he said, "because the right-wing Republicans we oppose must not be allowed to gain the presidency."
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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