Washington (CNN)Bernie Sanders claimed some “very, very important victories” in the initial draft of the Democratic platform — but vowed to continue fighting for the inclusion of progressive causes.
Sanders, who has yet to officially suspend his Democratic presidential campaign, said he’ll continue pressing for the policies that animated his failed presidential bid before the party’s 2016 platform is locked in at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next month.
“We lost some very important fights,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “We’re going to take that fight to Orlando, where the entire committee meets in two weeks. And if we don’t succeed there, then we’ll certainly take it to the floor of the Democratic convention.”
Sanders’ victories in the platform include a $15-an-hour minimum wage, efforts to curb “Wall Street greed” and hiking taxes on multi-millionaires. But it does not line up with Sanders’ positions on trade, a carbon tax and a Medicare-for-all single-payer health insurance system.
“We have made some good gains,” Sanders said. “We have more to do.” For the full article click here
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