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Jimmy Carter says he was a Bernie Sanders supporter [View all]
This is from a Washington post interview earlier this year: "Y'all see why I voted for him: Jimmy Carter says he was a Bernie Sanders supporter. Mr. Carter explained that he had been a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders in the primary, even though he had predicted that Hillary would win the primary, because "Money dominates." He did switch his support to HRC after Bernie conceded.
The comments came in a discussion between Carter and Sanders at the Carter Center in downtown Atlanta. As the two men talked about politics and human rights, Sanders launched into a campaign-style monologue in which he lamented the influence of corporate money in politics and low voter turnout in the United States.
“If we had 80 percent of the people voting in this country, the Republican Party would be a significant minority,” Sanders said. “So we have got to get people involved. And you do that by being honest about the real problems they face and come up with real solutions.”
Carter turned to the audience.
“Can y’all see why I voted for him?” he said, drawing laughs from the room.
“Can y’all see why I voted for him?” he said, drawing laughs from the room.
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