Bernie Sanders: Perbedaan antara revisi

Sanders adalah politikus terpopuler di Amerika Serikat menurut jajak pendapat nasional Harvard-Harris April 2017.<ref name="thehill.com" /> Japat selanjutnya juga menunjukkan hasil yang sama.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/347811-poll-mcconnell-the-countrys-least-popular-politician|title=Poll: McConnell the country's least popular politician|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=August 24, 2017|first=Jonathan|last=Easley}}</ref>

 

{{main|Kampanye calon presiden Bernie Sanders 2016|Pemilihan pendahuluan presiden Partai Demokrat 2016}}

 

Pada November 2013, Sanders menyarankan Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] mungkin saja terpilih sebagai presiden dan ia akan mendukung Warren apabila maju. Bila tidak ada calon progresif, ia sendiri akan maju mencalonkan diri.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joseph |first1=Cameron |title=Bernie Sanders won't rule out presidential bid, touts Elizabeth Warren |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/190544-bernie-sanders-wont-rule-out-presidential-bid-touts |accessdate=January 25, 2020 |work=The Hill |publisher=News Communications |date=November 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Eidelson |first1=Josh |title=Bernie Sanders: Why I might run in 2016 |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/11/27/bernie_sanders_why_i_might_run_in_2016/ |accessdate=January 25, 2020 |work=Salon |date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> Pada Desember 2014, Warren memutuskan tidak mencalonkan diri.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Inskeep |first1=Steve |title='Warning Shot': Sen. Warren On Fighting Banks, And Her Political Future |url=https://www.wbur.org/npr/370817279/sen-warren-warns-that-spending-bill-sets-dangerous-precedent |accessdate=January 25, 2020 |work=90.9 WBUR News |agency=NPR |date=December 15, 2014}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 12 Juli 2016, Sanders secara resmi mendukung [[kampanye calon presiden Hillary Clinton 2016|kampanye Clinton]] melawan [[Donald Trump]]. Ia meminta para pendukungnya untuk meneruskan "revolusi politik" yang dimulai oleh kampanyenya.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/ |title=Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton |first1=MJ |last1=Lee |first2=Dan |last2=Merica |first3=Jeff |last3=Zeleny |author3-link=Jeff Zeleny |publisher=CNN |access-date=May 15, 2018 |date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

 

Berbeda dengan calon potensial lainnya, Sanders tidak meminta sumbangan [[Super PAC]] atau donatur-donatur kaya. Ia justru mengutamakan sumbangan kecil perorangan.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Bradner |first=Eric |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Sanders doesn't want billionaires' backing |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/30/politics/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-first-interview/ |accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref> Kampanye Sanders berhasil menggalang $1,5&nbsp;juta dalam kurun 24 jam sejak pengumuman resmi pencalonan dirinya.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Ken |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Sanders raises $1.5M after announcing presidential bid |agency=[[Associated Press]] |website=Yahoo News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/sanders-raises-1-5m-announcing-presidential-bid-194439911--election.html |accessdate=July 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722043633/http://news.yahoo.com/sanders-raises-1-5m-announcing-presidential-bid-194439911--election.html |archivedate=July 22, 2015 }}</ref> Pada penghujung tahun, kampanye Sanders menerima 2,5&nbsp;juta sumbangan dari satu juta orang lebih dengan nilai total $73&nbsp;juta dan nilai rata-rata $27,16.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 2, 2016 |title=Sanders raises $33M in final quarter, $73M total for 2015 |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/sanders-fundraising-final-quarter-2015-217288 |accessdate=January 2, 2016}}</ref> Kampanyenya menerima 3,25&nbsp;juta sumbangan pada akhir Januari 2016 dan menggalang $20&nbsp;juta dalam satu bulan itu saja.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-fundraising_n_56ae4f7ee4b0010e80ea7bdb |title=Bernie Sanders' Small Donor Fundraising Continues To Set Records |work=HuffPost |date=January 31, 2015 |first=Paul |last=Blumenthal }}</ref>

 

Acara kampanye Sanders bulan Juni 2015 dihadiri oleh pendukung dari berbagai penjuru AS.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |first=Sofia |last=Tesfaye |date=June 16, 2015 |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/06/16/america_is_feeling_the_bern_bernie_sanders_draws_overflow_crowds_and_surges_in_the_polls/ |title=America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds{{snd}}and surges in the polls |work=[[Salon.com]] |accessdate=June 16, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Wagner |date=June 15, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/15/meet-the-people-coming-to-see-bernie-sanders-in-iowa/ |title=Meet the people coming to see Bernie Sanders in Iowa |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=June 16, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Keith">{{cite news |first=Tamara |last=Keith |date=June 15, 2015 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/15/414689799/bernie-sanders-stunned-by-large-crowds-showing-up-for-him |title=Bernie Sanders 'Stunned' By Large Crowds Showing Up For Him |work=NPR |accessdate=June 16, 2015 }}</ref> Ketika [[Hillary Clinton]] dan Sanders berkampanye di Des Moines, Iowa, kerumunan di acara Sanders justru lebih banyak, padahal Sanders sudah duluan keliling Iowa dan ini kunjungan pertama Clinton di Iowa tahun 2015.<ref name=GuardianSandersVsClinton>{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Ben |date=June 25, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders closes on Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Democrats poll |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/25/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-new-hampshire-democrats-poll |website=The Guardian |accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref> Pada 1 Juli 2015, Sanders mampir ke Madison, Wisconsin, dan acaranya dihadiri oleh ±10.000 orang, waktu itu kerumunan terbesar sepanjang masa kampanye pilpres 2016.<ref name="MSNBCMadisonBiggestCrowd">{{cite web |last=Seitz-Wald |first=Alex |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders draws biggest crowd of any 2016 candidate yet |publisher=MSNBC |url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-draws-biggest-crowd-any-2016-candidate-yet |accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="HuffPo10K">{{cite web |last=Reilly |first=Mollie |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders Draws His Biggest Crowd Yet In Progressive Stronghold |website=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-madison_n_7709966 |accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref> Selama beberapa minggu selanjutnya, acaranya dihadiri oleh kerumunan yang lebih besar lagi: 11.000 orang di Arizona,<ref name="Washington Post AZ crowd">{{cite web |last=Wagner |first=John |date=July 19, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders draws his biggest crowd yet&nbsp;– in Arizona of all places |website=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/19/bernie-sanders-draws-his-biggest-crowd-yet-in-arizona-of-all-places/ |accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref> 15.000 orang di Seattle,<ref>{{cite web |last=Connelly |first=Joel |date=August 8, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders draws 15,000 people at UW, state's biggest political crowd since 2010 Obama visit |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/08/08/bernie-sanders-draws-15000-people-at-uw-states-biggest-political-crowd-since-2010-obama-visit/ |accessdate=August 9, 2015}}</ref> dan 28.000 orang di Portland, Oregon.<ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Cillizza |date=August 10, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/10/this-bernie-sanders-crowd-shot-should-make-hillary-clinton-a-little-jittery/ |title=This Bernie Sanders crowd shot should make Hillary Clinton a little jittery |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=August 10, 2015 }}</ref>

 

{{main|Debat dan forum calon presiden Partai Demokrat 2016}}

{{see also|Kebocoran surat elektronik Komite Nasional Demokrat 2016}}

Debat calon presiden Partai Demokrat 2016 diikuti oleh capres-capres yang memperebutkan pencalonan resmi partai. Pada Mei 2015, [[Komite Nasional Demokrat]] (DNC) mengumumkan penyelenggaraan enam debat. Sejumlah pihak menduga DNC sengaja mengurangi jumlah debat dan memilih tanggal yang tidak lazim (separuh debat diadakan malam Sabtu atau Minggu) untuk melindungi calon unggulan mereka, Hillary Clinton.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Politics-Voices/2015/1222/How-Saturday-debates-protect-Hillary-Clinton |title=How Saturday debates protect Hillary Clinton |first=Doug |last=Mataconis |date=December 22, 2015 |accessdate=December 23, 2015 |work=The Christian Science Monitor}}</ref> Pada Februari 2016, tim kampanye Clinton dan Sanders sepakat menambah empat debat lagi.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sargent |first=Greg |title=It's on: Looks like we're getting four more Democratic debates |website=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/02/03/its-on-looks-like-were-getting-four-more-democratic-debates/ |date=February 3, 2016 |accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref> Clinton tidak ikut debat kesepuluh yang diadakan tepat menjelang pemilihan pendahuluan California; ia ingin fokus berkampanye di California dan bersiap menghadapi pemilihan umum.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/712e888ed1b442dfbb44e29ba8ec2561 |first=Hope |last=Yen |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Delegate math: Clinton wins, and how AP counts delegates|work=Associated Press |access-date=June 4, 2018 }}</ref> Sanders kecewa karena Clinton membatalkan debat "sebelum pemilihan pendahuluan terbesar dan terpenting dalam proses pencalonan presiden ini".<ref name=":12">{{cite web|title=Clinton declines to debate Sanders in California|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-fox-debate-california/ |last = Merica|first = Dan|last2 = Stelter|first2 = Brian|date = May 24, 2016|website=|publisher=CNN|access-date =November 16, 2016}}</ref>

 

{{see also|Liputan Bernie Sanders oleh media}}

 

Analisis ''Newsweek'' tahun 2017 menemukan bahwa 12% pemilih Sanders di pemilihan pendahuluan Demokrat memilih Trump di pemilihan umum. Angka ini cukup besar untuk memenangkan Trump. Sebagai perbandingan, 25% pemilih Clinton di pemilihan pendahuluan Demokrat 20088 memilih [[John McCain]], capres Partai Republik, di pemilihan umum.<ref name="Miere">{{cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-trump-2016-election-654320 |title=Bernie Sanders Voters Helped Trump and Here's Proof |last=Le Miere |first=Jason |date=August 23, 2017 |website =Newsweek |access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>

 

 

Usai pemilihan pendahuluan terakhir, Sanders menjadi capres Demokrat yang paling diunggulkan.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html | title=Bernie Sanders, Still Running, Pledges to 'Make Certain' Donald Trump Is Defeated | website=The New York Times | date=June 16, 2016 | accessdate=June 18, 2016 | author=Alcindor, Yamiche}}</ref> Pada tanggal 12 Juli, Sanders secara resmi [[Daftar dukungan untuk kampanye calon presiden Hillary Clinton 2016|mendukung]] Clinton.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/11/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/index.html |title=Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton |work=CNN |first=MJ |last=Lee |first2=Dan |last2=Merica |first3=Jeff |last3=Zeleny |date=July 12, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016}}</ref> Ia tetap bekerja sama dengan panitia DNC untuk menerapkan rencana-rencana progresif yang diusungnya di kampanye. Sanders menyampaikan pidato di [[Konvensi Nasional Demokrat 2016]] pada tanggal 25 Juli sekaligus dukungan resmi untuk Clinton Sebagian pendukungnya menolak pencalonan Clinton dan mengungkapkan ketidaksetujuan mereka saat Sanders meminta kader Demokrat bersatu. Ia menanggapi, "Ada dua hal yang harus kita lakukan: kalahkan Donald Trump dan pilih Hillary Clinton{{nbsp}}... Teriak-teriak tidak setuju itu gampang, tetapi mengaku kepada generasi selanjutnya bahwa kalian dikalahkan [[Kepresidenan Donald Trump|Trump]] itu malunya bukan main."<ref name="CNN">{{cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-national-convention-speech/ | title=Bernie Sanders: 'I am proud to stand with her' | publisher=CNN | date=July 26, 2016 | accessdate=July 26, 2016 | author=Collinson, Stephen}}</ref>

Pemilih boleh menulis sendiri nama Sanders di 12 negara bagian.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/how-many-write-in-votes-for-did-bernie-sanders-get-presidential-election-results-california-iowa-new-hampshire-pennsylvania-vermont-total/ |title=How Many Write-In Votes Did Bernie Sanders Get in the&nbsp;Election?|last=Dwilson|first=Stephanie Dube|date=November 16, 2016|work=Heavy.com|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> Suara tulis dihitung di tiga negara bagian: [[pemilihan umum presiden Amerika Serikat 2016 di California|California]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/17-presidential-formatted.pdf |title=Presidential election results in California, 2016|website=sos.ca.gov|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> [[pemilihan umum presiden Amerika Serikat 2016 di New Hampshire|New Hampshire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.nh.gov/2016PresGen.aspx?id=8589963688|title=President of the United States – 2016 General Election – NHSOS|website=sos.nh.gov|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> dan [[pemilihan umum presiden Amerika Serikat 2016 di Vermont|Vermont]].<ref name=":2"/> Total suara tulis untuk Sanders di tiga negara bagian ini berjumlah 111.850, kira-kira 15% dari total suara tulis nasional dan tidak sampai 1% total suara nasional.<ref name=":3"/>

 

Pada November 2016, Sanders merilis buku ''[[Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In]]''. Buku ini langsung bertengger di peringkat ketiga [[The New York Times Best Seller list|daftar buku terlaris ''The New York Times'']]. Buku lisannya mendapat nominasi Grammy Award kategori Best Spoken Word Album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=November 27, 2017 |title=Bernie Sanders Earns Grammy Nomination|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2017/politics/news/bernie-sanders-grammy-nomination-1202624408/|accessdate=November 27, 2017}}</ref> Pada Februari 2017, ia mulai menyiarkan ''The Bernie Sanders Show'' secara langsung lewat [[Facebook live|Facebook]]. [[William Barber II|William Barber]], [[Josh Fox]], [[Jane Mayer]], dan [[Bill Nye the Science Guy|Bill Nye]] pernah diundang sebagai narasumber. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/sanders-show-welcome-bernie-tv-n741571|title=The Sanders Show: Welcome to 'Bernie TV' |first=Alex |last=Seitz-Wald |work=NBC News |date=April 2, 2017|accessdate=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/04/03/forget-trump-tv-bernie-sanders-has-struck-gold-with-his-new-online-show/ |first=Charlie |last=May |title=Forget Trump TV. Bernie Sanders has struck gold with his new Facebook Live show|date=April 3, 2017|accessdate=April 4, 2017}}</ref> Jajak pendapat tahun 2017 mendaulat Sanders sebagai politikus terpopuler di Amerika Serikat.<ref name="thehill.com">{{cite web |last=Easley |first=Jonathan |date=April 18, 2017|title=Poll: Bernie Sanders country's most popular active politician|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/329404-poll-bernie-sanders-countrys-most-popular-active-politician |accessdate=April 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Schwartz">{{cite news |last= Schwartz|first=Drew |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America, Poll Says|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xww4ek/bernie-sanders-is-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-poll-says-vgtrn|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>

 

Pada bulan November 2018, [[Sanders Institute]] dan [[Yanis Varoufakis]], pendiri [[Democracy in Europe Movement 2025|DiEM25]], meluncurkan [[Progressive International]], organisasi internasional yang mempertemukan para aktivis dan organisasi [[progresivisme|progresif]]. Organisasi ini bertujuan "memobilisasi masyarakat di seluruh dunia untuk mengubah tatanan dunia dan lembaga-lembaga yang membentuknya".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/bernie-sanders-turns-focus-to-the-white-house-and-the-world/2018/12/01/dc01f7ae-f4f1-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html|title=Bernie Sanders turns focus to the White House and the world|last=Wegel|first=David|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=1 December 2018|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.progressive-international.org/open-call/|title=An Open Call to All Progressive Forces|publisher=Progressive International|date=30 November 2018|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2018/sep/13/bernie-sanders-international-progressive-front |date=September 13, 2018 |title=A new authoritarian axis demands an international progressive front |last=Sanders|first=Bernie|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 27, 2018 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

 

Sejumlah pengamat menyoroti bagaimana kubu Sanders menggeser kubu Clinton sekaligus Partai Demokrat [[politik sayap kiri|ke kiri]]. [[Komite aksi politik|Organisasi politik baru]] bernama [[Brand New Congress]] dibentuk pada April 2016 oleh mantan staf kampanye Sanders. Mereka membantu calon-calon anggota DPR yang prinsipnya sejalan dengan Sanders.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lachman |first=Samantha |title=Former Bernie Sanders Staffers Seek To Elect A 'Brand New Congress' |newspaper=HuffPost |date=April 27, 2016 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-congress_n_5720e608e4b0b49df6a9c933 |access-date=November 20, 2016 }}</ref> Pada bulan Agustus 2016, ia membentuk [[Our Revolution]], [[501(c)(4)|organisasi politik]] yang bertujuan mendidik pemilih agar lebih paham dengan isu-isu terkini, mengajak masyarakat untuk terlibat dalam proses politik, dan mencalonkan orang-orang progresif di tingkat daerah, negara bagian, dan nasional.<ref name="Guadiano">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/15/bernie-sanders-progressive-message/87073052/|title=Bernie Sanders will launch organizations to spread progressive message|last=Guadiano|first=Nicole|date=July 15, 2016|work=USA Today|accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Times">{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/18/bernie-sanders-running-our-revolution/ | title=Bernie Sanders: Still percolating | website=The Washington Times | date=August 18, 2016 | accessdate=August 19, 2016 | author=Harper, Jennifer | quote = "Election days come and go, but the struggle for economic, social, racial and environmental justice must continue. We have the guts and the energy to take on the special interests, win critical battles on the most important issues of our time, and redefine what's possible in this country. Now it's time for all of us to get to work."}}</ref> Dalam siaran [[PBS Newshour]], [[Susan Page]] menggambarkan Partai Republik sebagai "partainya Trump" dan Partai Demokrat sebagai "partainya Bernie Sanders". Menurutnya, "Sanders dan sikapnya yang lebih progresif sudah mengakar kuat di masyarakat."<ref>{{cite web |last1=beginning at minute 14:25 |title=PBS NewsHour full episode May 28, 2018 |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/pbs-newshour-full-episode-may-28-2018-1527540089/ |website=PBS Newshour |accessdate=June 3, 2018}}</ref> Karena isu-isu yang diangkat Sanders (pelayanan kesehatan tunggal nasional, upah minimum $15/jam, pembebasan biaya kuliah, dan lain-lain) semakin populer, kolom opini ''[[The Week]]'' edisi April 2018 mencantumkan, "Partai Demokrat pelan-pelan mengakui bahwa Sanders benar."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spross |first1=Jeff |title=Bernie Sanders has conquered the Democratic Party |url=https://theweek.com/articles/769073/bernie-sanders-conquered-democratic-party |date=April 24, 2018 |website=The Week |accessdate=June 3, 2018}}</ref> Pada Juli 2016, sebuah artikel di majalah [[Slate (majalah)|''Slate'']] mencap draf manifesto Demokrat sebagai "bentuk penghormatan kepada kampanye Sanders". Draf tersebut mencantumkan tuntutan upah minimum $15, perluasan Jaminan Sosial, pajak karbon, reformasi Wall Street, penolakan hukuman mati, dan rencana legalisasi marijuana.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bouie |first1=Jamelle |title=What Bernie Sanders Has Won |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/07/the-democratic-platform-is-a-monument-to-bernie-sanders-campaign.html |date=July 11, 2016 |website=[[Slate.com]] |accessdate=June 3, 2018}}</ref>

 

{{main|Kampanye calon presiden Bernie Sanders 2020|Pemilihan pendahuluan Partai Demokrat 2020}}

 

[[Faiz Shakir]] menjabat sebagai manajer kampanye Sanders. Pendiri [[Ben & Jerry's]] [[Ben Cohen (pebisnis)|Ben Cohen]], Anggota DPR [[Ro Khanna]], Presiden [[Our Revolution]] [[Nina Turner]], dan Wali Kota [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] [[Carmen Yulín Cruz]] menjabat sebagai ketua kampanye nasional Sanders.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders Hires Top Progressive Advocate, Faiz Shakir, as Campaign Manager |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-hires-top-civil-liberties-advocate-faiz-shakir-as-campaign-manager |first=Gideon |last=Resnick |first2=Spencer |last2=Ackerman |first3=Sam |last3=Stein|date=February 19, 2019 |website=Daily Beast |accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gamboa |first1=Suzanne |title=San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz to co-chair Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign |date=February 22, 2019 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/san-juan-mayor-carmen-yul-n-cruz-co-chair-bernie-n974276 |website=NBC News |accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

 

Berkat popularitas nasional yang dipertahankan Sanders sejak kampanye 2016, NPR menganggap Sanders "bukan pemain kecil lagi" saat ia meluncurkan kampanyenya tahun 2020.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 19, 2019 |first=Scott |last=Detrow |first2=Jessica |last2=Taylor |title=Bernie Sanders Enters 2020 Presidential Campaign, No Longer An Underdog |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/676923000/bernie-sanders-enters-2020-presidential-campaign-no-longer-an-underdog?t=1550576496363 |website=NPR |accessdate=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002744/https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/676923000/bernie-sanders-enters-2020-presidential-campaign-no-longer-an-underdog?t=1550576496363 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sanders tetap menerapkan metode kampanye yang sama, tidak membuat [[Super PAC]] dan bergantung kepada sumbangan kecil perorangan. Pada Agustus 2019, ''The New York Times'' memperkirakan kampanyenya menerima $46 per donatur, sedangkan [[Joe Biden]] dan [[Kamala Harris]] menerima $80 per donatur karena lebih menyasar donatur-donatur kaya.<ref>{{cite news |title=Detailed Maps of the Donors Powering the 2020 Democratic Campaigns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/02/us/politics/2020-democratic-fundraising.html |date=August 2, 2019 |first=Josh |last=Katz |first2=K.K. Rebecca |last2=Lai |first3=Rachel |last3=Shorey |first4=Thomas |last4=Kaplan |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

 

Sanders memanfaatkan internet dan media sosial untuk merencanakan rangkaian acaranya. Dengan daftar surel yang sudah dipegang sejak 2016, kampanye kali ini merekrut lebih dari satu juta relawan dalam kurun beberapa minggu sejak diluncurkan. Tim kampanye mengontrak beberapa mantan pegawai [[NowThis News]] untuk membuat video promosi yang disebarkan lewat media sosial, menyiarkan acara-acaranya secara langsung lewat Internet, dan membuat [[siniar]] serta aplikasi ponsel untuk mengarahkan panitia di lapangan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders is winning the internet. Will it win him the White House? |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/6/25/18753934/bernie-sanders-video-2020-facebook-twitter-debate |first=Emily |last=Stewart |date=July 5, 2019 |website=Vox|accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

 

Popularitas Sanders tetap stabil di angka 15-20% di sebagian besar survei nasional pada Mei sampai September 2019 menurut penghitungan rata-rata [[RealClearPolitics]]. Dengan ini, Sanders menempati peringkat kedua setelah [[Joe Biden]] sampai [[Elizabeth Warren]] dan [[Kamala Harris]] meroket mulai bulan Juli. Pada bulan September, dukungan untuk Harris merosot hingga satu digit, sedangkan Warren dan Sanders sejajar di posisi kedua. Beberapa survei menunjukkan Warren lebih unggul daripada Sanders, sedangkan survei lainnya menunjukkan sebaliknya.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html#!|website=RealClearPolitics |accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

 

Menurut analisis [[RealClearPolitics]], Sanders adalah calon ketiga yang paling sering disebut di [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], dan [[MSNBC]] sejak Januari sampai Agustus 2019, menyusul [[Joe Biden]] dan [[Kamala Harris]]. Biden disebut dua kali lebih banyak daripada Sanders dan Harris. Sanders calon kedua yang paling banyak disebut di ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]''; ia menyusul Biden dengan selisih besar. Popularitas di Internet "cenderung lebih seimbang"; Sanders dan [[Elizabeth Warren]] "saling kejar-kejaran" dengan Biden.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/22/ranking_the_2020_democratic_candidates_by_media_coverage.html |first=Kalev |last=Leetaru |title=Ranking the 2020 Democratic Candidates by Media Coverage|date=August 22, 2019|publisher=RealClearPolitics|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

 

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Sanders ikut debat capres Demokrat tanggal 15 Oktober. Pelatih debat tersohor se-Amerika, Todd Graham, memberi Sanders nilai A, nilai tertinggi dibandingkan calon-calon lain. Ia menulis, "waktu Joe Biden bilang, 'saya satu-satunya orang di panggung ini yang pernah meloloskan kebijakan penting', Sanders langsung memberi konteks dengan membalas, 'Anda meloloskan perang Irak yang berantakan. Anda meloloskan undang-undang pailit yang menyusahkan keluarga kelas menengah di seluruh Amerika. Anda meloloskan perjanjian dagang seperti NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) dan PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) dengan Tiongkok yang melenyapkan 4 juta lapangan pekerjaan di negara kita.'" Graham gave both Biden and Elizabeth Warren a C.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Todd |title=Debate coach: A star emerged from the Democratic debate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/opinions/debate-coach-graham-democratic-debate/index.html |date=October 16, 2019 |website=CNN |accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

 

Pada tanggal 1 Oktober 2019, Sanders dilarikan ke rumah sakit setelah mengalami sakit dada saat berkampanye di [[Las Vegas]]. Dokter menemukan sumbatan di satu arteri dan memasukkan dua katup. Meski kondisinya tidak diungkapkan langsung saat itu, media melaporkan Sanders mengalami [[infark miokard|serangan jantung]].<ref name = ChoiOtterbein>{{cite news |last1=Choi |first1=Matthew|last2 = Otterbein|first2 = Holly|title=Bernie Sanders suffered heart attack, has been discharged from hospital |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/04/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-000276 |work=[[Politico]] |accessdate=October 4, 2019 |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref> Semua kegiatan kampanye dibatalkan sampai waktu yang tidak ditentukan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parks |first1=Maryalice |last2=Margolin |first2=Josh |last3=Karson |first3=Kendall |title=Bernie Sanders hospitalized with chest pain, campaign events canceled |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-78-canceled-events-notice-hospitalized/story?id=66003850 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> Ia diizinkan pulang pada 4 Oktober.<ref name = ChoiOtterbein/> Sepulangnya dari rumah sakit, tim dokter merilis pernyataan berikut ini:<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack, campaign reveals |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-04/bernie-sanders-suffered-a-heart-attack-doctors-reveal-says-he-feels-great-after-release-from-hospital |first=Matt |last=Pearce |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=October 8, 2019 |date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>

<blockquote>Setelah mengeluhkan sakit dada di pusat kesehatan daerah, Senator Sanders didiagnosis mengalami [[infark miokard]]. Beliau langsung dirujuk ke Rumah Sakit Desert Springs. Beliau stabil setibanya di rumah sakit dan langsung dibawa ke laboratorium kateter jantung. Dua katup diletakkan di arteri yang tersumbat sesuai prosedur. Arteri lainnya tidak bermasalah. Beliau dirawat tanpa masalah lebih lanjut dengan harapan sembuh. Beliau diizinkan pulang dan diminta berkonsultasi lebih lanjut dengan dokter pribadinya.</blockquote>