Giridharadas

Regardless Of Partisan Affiliation, The Billionaire Class Has Always Been Afraid Bernie Would Take Away Their Toys-- And Now He May

Establishment Democrats have always hated Bernie. Most people are unaware that when Bernie first ran for Congress-- as an independent-- the Democratic Party ran establishment candidates against him. In his first congressional campaign (1988) the Democrats ran a conservative spoiler, Paul Poirier, state House majority leader, who allowed a Republican, Peter Smith win the seat: