Bernie Sanders: “Debs was a union organizer in the early 1900s, helped form…”

“Another one of my heroes is Eugene Victor Debs. Did that ring a bell? Yeah. Yes. Okay. For many reasons, yes. All right, Debs. Many listeners may not know who Debs was. Debs was a union organizer in the early 1900s, helped form the American Railway Union, ran for president, I think five times. Ran the last time while he was in a jail cell because of his opposition to World War I and got a million votes doing that.” (31:47–31:58)

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