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The 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, the junior United States Senator and former Congressman from Vermont, began with a formal announcement by Sanders on May 26, 2015, in Burlington, Vermont, which followed an informal announcement on April 30. Sanders had been considered a potential candidate for President of the United States since at least September 2014. Although Sanders is an independent, he caucuses with the Democratic Party in the Senate, as many of his views align with those of Democrats, and he has confirmed that he is running as a Democrat. Sanders states that his campaign will focus on income and wealth inequality, which he argues is eroding the American middle class, and on campaign finance reform. Unlike other major presidential candidates, Sanders does not pursue funding through a Super PAC, instead choosing to receive most of his campaign funds from small, individual donations. On September 30, ''The New York Times'' reported that Sanders had raised $26 million over the preceding three months, exceeding Barack Obama's pace of fundraising in 2008, and that the campaign had received one million individual donations, becoming the first in 2015 to reach that threshold.〔(Bernie Sanders Becomes the First Candidate to Reach 1 Million Individual Donations ). ''New York Magazine'', September 30, 2015.〕〔(http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/30/bernie-sanders-raises-26-million-powered-by-online-donations-exceeding-obamas-2008-pace/ Bernie Sanders raises $24 million, Powered By Online Donations Exceeding Obama's 2008 pace ). ''The New York Times'', September 30, 2015.〕 Following the first 2015 Democratic Presidential debate, the Sanders team announced that it had raised $1.3 million over the duration of the event and in the hours after.〔(Yahoo Finance )〕 Sanders has been drawing capacity, record breaking crowds to his speaking events. An August press report stated that recent events had attracted 100,000 supporters, five times as large as those that had turned out for the only other major Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. ==Background== Sanders' former political successes have been in Vermont, one of the most rural U.S. states.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Office of the clerk, US House of Representatives )〕 Sanders has been involved in political activism nearly his entire adult life. While in college he protested against police brutality, led a weeks-long sit-in against housing segregation, and worked as an organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality.〔Frizell, Sam (May 26, 2015) ("The Radical Education of Bernie Sanders" )〕 In 1963 he traveled to Washington to attend the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.〔 Sanders has supported full equality for gay Americans since at least 1972.〔Alternet (June 26, 2015) ("Bernie Sanders Was for Full Gay Equality 40 Years Ago" )〕 As Mayor of Burlington, Bernie Sanders played a prominent role in building support in Vermont for Jesse Jackson's campaign for the presidency in 1984 and 1988.〔 In a November 2013 interview, Sanders laid out several reasons for mounting his own presidential run: he cited global warming, economic inequality, frustration with the ''Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission'' Supreme Court decision, and the importance of maintaining public programs like Medicare and Medicaid. In a March 6, 2014, interview with ''The Nation,'' Sanders stated that he was "prepared to run for President of the United States" in 2016, but did not officially announce a campaign. When pressed on the issue, Sanders said he was discussing a campaign for president with people around the country, but felt that it was still premature to make an announcement.〔 Following the 2014 congressional elections, Sanders continued to discuss the possibility of running for president.〔Hafner, Josh (February 21, 2015) ("Sanders rails on billionaire donors, mulls '16 campaign" ), ''The Des Moines Register''. Retrieved March 11, 2015〕 On April 28, 2015, Vermont Public Radio reported that Sanders would announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 30. In an interview with ''USA Today'' on April 29, Sanders stated that he was "running in this election to win," and launched a campaign website, effectively beginning his run.〔 Sanders said he was motivated to enter the race by what he termed "obscene levels" of income disparity, and the campaign finance system. On May 26, 2015, Sanders officially announced his candidacy at Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont.〔(VIDEO: Bernie Sanders announces run for president ). ''The Burlington Free Press,'' May 26, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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