{"id":877886,"date":"2026-06-19T09:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/877886\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:02:27","slug":"bernie-sanders-rallies-for-ny-progressive-candidates-in-brooklyn-ahead-of-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/877886\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders rallies for NY progressive candidates in Brooklyn ahead of primary election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sen. Bernie Sanders was in Brooklyn on Thursday to support three Democratic Socialist candidates for Congress.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brad Lander, Assembly member Claire Valdez and Darializa Chevalier are all campaigning as anti-establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York&#8217;s primary elections are next week.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> &#8211; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received a warm welcome at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn Thursday, as he rallied support for three Democratic Socialist congressional candidates ahead of next week&#8217;s New York primary elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What we know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stakes are high this election cycle, as Democrats are trying to regain power in Washington in November&#8217;s midterms. Republicans hold a three-seat majority in the House and an eight-seat advantage in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanders was in Brooklyn alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani to support candidates Brad Lander, Assembly member Claire Valdez and Darializa Chevalier, who are all campaigning as anti-establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These Democrats are also hoping to build on Mamdani&#8217;s historic victory in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What they&#8217;re saying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanders credited a rise in the tide for progressive candidates across the U.S. to voters&#8217; frustrations with the economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Why are progressive and socialist candidates winning elections all across this country,&#8221; Sanders asked. &#8220;The answer, in my view, is not complicated. The working class of America understands that our current economic system is rigged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This push for progressive Democrats is something the mayor and Sanders hope will be effective in the midterms as well. Mamdani at Thursday&#8217;s rally said that &#8220;the race for 2028\u2026 starts now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">David Birdsell is a political analyst and provost at Kean University. He says that there is &#8220;a clear vein of strength for progressives across the United States,&#8221; but it&#8217;s not clear how the endorsement of other progressives like Sanders or New York&#8217;s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several voters, however, told <strong>FOX 5 NY <\/strong>that labels don&#8217;t matter as much as the issues do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One voter said he&#8217;s prioritizing &#8220;taxes, transportation [and] healthcare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another said &#8220;we want fast and free buses. We want education. We want health insurance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What&#8217;s next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York&#8217;s primary election day is Tuesday, June 23. Early voting began on Saturday, June 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Information in this story is from Sen. Bernie Sanders, David Birdsell, and voters at Thursday&#8217;s rally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Sen. 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