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Ted Cruz stated on January 31, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor."

By Linda Qiu• January 31, 2016

Mike Crute stated on April 19, 2017 in a radio show:

Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."

By Tom Kertscher• April 27, 2017

Jane O’Meara Sanders stated on January 26, 2020 in a tweet:

"@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont."

By Kit Norton• February 21, 2020

Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':

When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 29, 2016

Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech:

Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2017 in an interview:

"Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs."

By Manuela Tobias• September 20, 2017

Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."

By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2015

Bernie Sanders stated on January 02, 2025 in a statement to the media:

H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”

By Amy Sherman• January 9, 2025

Danielle Pletka stated on July 08, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."

By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2018

Bernie Sanders stated on July 05, 2015 in an interview on CNN:

"We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth."

By Christian Belanger• July 8, 2015

Josh Mandel stated on June 24, 2011 in a radio interview:

"Sherrod Brown was just voted two years in a row the most liberal senator in the United States of America" and is more liberal than Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Stephen Koff• July 18, 2011

Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet:

"An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."

By Linda Qiu• July 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on February 07, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press:

"There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders."

By Joshua Gillin• February 7, 2016

Citizens Against Government Waste stated on August 07, 2023 in a political ad:

A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.”

By Paul Specht• August 11, 2023

Joe Biden stated on March 05, 2020 in an interview with NBC:

“You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."

By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016

Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016 in :

"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."

By Will Doran• July 15, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2018 in a speech at Duke University:

"We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."

By Paul Specht• April 24, 2018

Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate:

Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."

By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate:

The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."

By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2015

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