Bernie Sanders to Stump for Ben Jealous in Baltimore — Baltimore Fishbowl

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Benjamin Jealous ( Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons)

Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is coming back to Baltimore next week to campaign for Ben Jealous and push his mission of universal health care.

Sanders and Jealous will hold a rally together on Dec. 6, at Notre Dame University Maryland in North Baltimore. The theme is “Medicare for All,” a plan that both the Vermont senator and the former NAACP president have pitched for their respective national and statewide audiences.

Jealous, who’s running for governor as a progressive Democrat, has made statewide Medicare a top issue in his platform.

“As healthcare premiums continue to rise and burden families and small businesses, Maryland cannot afford to leave our health care in the hands of extremist Republicans in Washington, or with a governor who believes his chances at re-election are better if he simply pretends the problem doesn’t exist,” he said in a statement. “We need courageous leadership at the state level to protect Marylanders and create a system where everyone has quality, affordable healthcare no matter what happens in Washington.”

Jealous’ campaign has aligned closely with Sanders, an independent who made a solid run for president two years ago while challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Sanders officially endorsed Jealous in July, showing up with the civil rights leader and tech investor at a rally in Silver Spring.

Read the complete story at baltimorefishbowl.com.

Also see: At Rally, Sen. Bernie Sanders Endorses Benjamin Jealous for Gov.

Top photo: Ben Jealous by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons

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