Ask Not What Sanders Wants, But What His Grassroots Army Demands

Ahead of a speech in New York City on Thursday, Bernie Sanders has published an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for “real change in this country” on behalf of the millions of people who support his grassroots campaign for political revolution.

“I often hear the question, ‘What does Bernie want?’ Wrong question. The right question is what the 12 million Americans who voted for a political revolution want.” —Sen. Bernie SandersSanders acknowledged Wednesday that he is unlikely to win the Democratic presidential nomination, saying on C-SPAN: “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee.” 

He is scheduled to deliver a speech titled “Where We Go From Here” on Thursday evening in Manhattan. According to CNBC reporter John Harwood on Twitter, when asked if the speech would have “big concession/endorsement news,” a Sanders aide said “No.”

Instead, his speech will likely cover similar ground as the Post op-ed, in which Sanders wrote: “As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, I often hear the question, ‘What does Bernie want?’ Wrong question. The right question is what the 12 million Americans who voted for a political revolution want.

“And the answer is,” he continued, “They want real change in this country, they want it now and they are prepared to take on the political cowardice and powerful special interests which have prevented that change from happening.”

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