My take on the Presidential Election of 2020 will have to go to Bernie Sanders. Sanders was born on September 8th, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn College before earning his Political science bachelor’s degree in 1964 from the University of Chicago. He was first drawn into electoral politics upon becoming active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. In 1972,1976 and 1986, he had unsuccessful attempts to run as governor of Vermont independently. He then ran for the mayorship of Burlington in North Western Vermont where he won by a handful of votes. Sanders then in 1988 ran for the U.S. House of Representatives but had lost. After this, he was then elected to the body two years later. In 2006, Sanders ran for the U.S. Senate and was successful in doing so. In April 2015, Sanders announced that he was entering the U.S. presidential election of 2016. At that time, everyone believed that Hillary Clinton was the more popular Democratic nominee. However, the race between them was very close. Sanders's campaign focused on several domestic issues such as universal health care, wealth tax increases, and free tuition for public universities.
Sanders announced his 2020 presidential run on February 19th. Previously in 2016, when he tried to secure the Democratic nomination, he had lost to Hillary Clinton. He is now considered to be one of the most well-known presidential candidates in the Democratic field. One issue Sander stands heavy on is his Medicare for All proposal. His plan would look into establishing a single-payer system that would eliminate private insurance and high prices. This will involve no networks, premiums, deductibles, copays, and also surprise bills. He plans on expanding Medicare Coverage to include dental, hearing, vision, prescription drugs, and many more. The most important thing in this ordeal is that he wants to stop the pharmaceutical industry from overcharging Americans for the medicine they need every year. Sanders plans on capping what Americans pay for prescription drugs under Medicare for All. The next issue he covers is college for all where he wishes to guarantee tuition and debt-free public colleges and trade schools to all. Alongside this, he wants to cancel all student loan debt for around 45 million Americans who owe about $1.6 trillion. Lastly, one of his major changes would be to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Coming into 2020 his views have not changed much. In 2016 Sanders proposed a 65 percent top estate tax rate, and this year he proposed an increase to 77 percent instead. On top of this, he introduced expanding the estate tax and adding a speculation tax on bonds, stocks, and other derivatives that are sold in the U.S
Bernie Sander’s voice echoed onto other 2020 contenders. We see senators such as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris also supporting Sander's Medicare for all as well as supporting a $15 minimum wage increase. I believe that Sanders may become the most electable Democrat that is running for the presidency in 2020. He currently has a solid base of committed supporters. In three months he has raised roughly $25.3 million from small donors which demonstrates his strength and support. It is reported as of September 30th, 2019, Sanders has raised over $73 million and has current cash at hand amount of $33 million. He is growing and becoming more popular at a steady pace and has the potential to become a good runner for the upcoming presidential election.