Bernie Sanders – The Liberty Champion

The democratic primary narrows to two candidates as Joe Biden takes Super Tuesday by storm

March 5, 2020 Emily Wood Leave a comment

Former vice president Joe Biden remains the front-runner in the Democratic primaries after Super Tuesday, the one-day race across 14 states that awards one-third of the nation’s delegates. Biden has 565 overall pledged delegates while Sen. Bernie Sanders trails behind with 506 delegates, as of Thursday morning. The numbers will rise as March 3’s votes continue to be counted, according to […]

That’s what Sarah Said

September 20, 2016 Sarah Rodriguez Leave a comment

Liberty University is no stranger to all things political this election season. First, Republican candidate Sen. Ted Cruz announced his campaign at Convocation. Then, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at Convocation, despite holding views that differ from the majority of students. Then, Republican candidate Ben Carson came to Convocation. Most recently, Republican candidate Donald Trump came to Convocation, in which […]

Should Sanders drop out?

April 5, 2016 Carrington Garber Leave a comment

Democratic candidates fight for young voters as the campaign winds down Bernie Sanders, the former political activist and “armchair psychologist,” is in his armchair no longer. He has transformed his political activism into a career, and he is now running for president. Richard Sugarman, a former roommate of Sanders, was accustomed to his arguing of legislative dreams late into the […]

Sanders wins millennials’ vote

February 23, 2016 Kimberly Stefanick Leave a comment

Young adults are not turned off by the term “socialism” as their parents are Presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is surging past Hillary Clinton in popularity with millennials. One of few candidates to connect with the younger generation, this could prove to be very valuable to Sanders during the rest of his campaign for the presidency. Bloomberg reports […]

Candidates come to visit

February 2, 2016 Taylor Coleman Leave a comment

Presidential hopefuls speak at Liberty Convocation to boost campaigns Convocation at Liberty University has become a popular stop for presidential candidates on their campaign trails. Since Sen. Ted Cruz came to Liberty in spring 2015 to announce his candidacy, candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, Dr. Ben Carson and Donald J. Trump have also taken the stage. According to Daniel Bolton, director […]

Sanders leads change in party

October 27, 2015 Lee Sutherland Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders could be the 2016 version of Barry Goldwater for Democrats The 2016 Democratic primary just got a lot less interesting this week. Two candidates who participated in the first debate, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, dropped out of the race, and Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be running […]

Nates Notes

September 15, 2015 Nate Haywood Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders. Terry McAuliffe. Other than the fact that these men are influential government officials, what do they have in common? Well, each has been invited to Liberty — a proud, conservative institution — despite being liberals. A good portion of the Liberty students will not vote for these men. Usually, their beliefs, both politically and sometimes religiously, differ from […]

Sanders

September 15, 2015 Sarah Rodriguez 2 comments

Vermont senator speaks at Liberty about wealth inequality Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the student body of Liberty University at Convocation Sept. 14. Sanders focused on his beliefs of creating a moral and just society in which there is wealth equality, meeting the needs of the underprivileged and providing free health insurance for everyone. After receiving […]