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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.
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21. Bernie Lost His Class Presidency

Bernie Sanders as a senior in high school in 1959. James Madison High School – The Log 1959 / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Bernie learned the importance of politics as a young child after learning about Hitler’s rise to power and killing over 6 million Jews, some of whom were Bernie’s family members. The first time Bernie dipped his feet into politics happened at his James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York. Bernie ran for the presidency of his class but lost. Fortunately, for the Independent political party and his supporters, this wouldn’t make Bernie leave politics.

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