Bernie Sanders Is Losing Primary Battles, But Winning A War

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June 8th, 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greets the crowd as he arrives for a campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., in 2016, when he built a large political movement during his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Many in the party have adopted parts of his agenda, even though candidates he backs mostly have lost in 2018.

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Since most of the congressional candidates that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed this year are losing contested primaries, then Sanders’ political clout must be fading, right?

“That’s a stupid argument,” Sanders told NPR this week.

“You know, he has a much broader look at politics than just elections,” Sanders’ longtime strategist Jeff Weaver said.

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