22. Burlington Began To See Sanders As A Different Socialist From All The Rest
When someone who knows Bernie Sanders best was asked why Burlington elected him mayor four times throughout the 1980s, he stated because Bernie’s different. Everyone in Burlington knew Bernie as a socialist, which isn’t promising for any political figure. However, they also knew Bernie wasn’t like the other political socialists because he wanted to win. Most of the time, socialists want to lose so they can turn around and blame the system. Burlington never saw Bernie as a “typical” socialist.