Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a socialist running as a Democrat for president, told MSNBC that many Republicans are buying into his campaign.
“You’d be surprised there are more than a few Republicans for Bernie Sanders out there. Don’t be surprised if we do well with a number of Republicans,” Sanders told MSNBC. “Many Republicans are pro-life, I’m pro-choice. There are differences on guns, there are differences on gay marriage. But Republicans have to send their kids to college, working-class Republicans can’t afford to do that. Working-class Republicans have seen their factories shut down and moved to China. Working-class Republicans are equally disgusted about a campaign finance system which allows billionaires now to buy elections. So I think the message that we are bringing forth … a lot of Republicans will respond to that as well.”
Sanders, who leads Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in several recent polls of New Hampshire, admitted he did not expect to see his campaign rise so fast.
“I knew that those issues would resonate, but to be honest with you, I did not believe that they would resonate as quickly and as strongly as they are,” Sanders said. “This campaign really is not about Bernie Sanders, it’s about transforming America.”
