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40 Interesting Facts About Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders spoke during a campaign rally in New Orleans in 2015. Nick Solari / John Hopkins University hub.

22. Burlington Began To See Sanders As A Different Socialist From All The Rest

The Burlington City Hall in Vermont where Bernie Sanders was mayor for eight years. Beyond My Ken / Wikimedia.

When someone who knows Bernie Sanders best was asked why Burlington elected him mayor four times throughout the 1980s, he stated because Bernie’s different. Everyone in Burlington knew Bernie as a socialist, which isn’t promising for any political figure. However, they also knew Bernie wasn’t like the other political socialists because he wanted to win. Most of the time, socialists want to lose so they can turn around and blame the system. Burlington never saw Bernie as a “typical” socialist.

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