05 December 19
FOCUS: Mark Ruffalo Endorses Bernie Sanders
Judy Kurtz, The Hill
Kurtz writes: "Mark Ruffalo is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 presidential race, saying the Democratic White House hopeful is 'one of us.'"
Judy Kurtz, The Hill
Kurtz writes: "Mark Ruffalo is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 presidential race, saying the Democratic White House hopeful is 'one of us.'"
Sanders's campaign released a video Wednesday featuring the actor, who plays the Hulk in "The Avengers."
In the clip, Ruffalo credited Sanders with bringing "key issues" such as climate change, health care and student loan debt to the forefront of the national conversation.
"People considered those things to be pie in the sky in 2016, right?" Ruffalo said into the camera.
"Now they are the norm because Bernie stood and walked into those issues that he knew were the right issues for the American working class."
"He is the original progressive," Ruffalo, 52, continued. "We need a leader who's actually one of us, and Bernie is one of us and he's always been one of us."
"[Sanders] will make an excellent and historic president in the very moment we are ready for it and need it most."
The endorsement from the "Dark Waters" star is far from unexpected given his vocal support of Sanders over the years, including in the 2016 White House race. At a red carpet premiere in Washington last month, Ruffalo told reporters that he believed the 78-year-old lawmaker will "beat [President] Trump's ass" in the 2020 election.
Last year, Ruffalo — a prominent Hollywood critic of the president — was one of several performers who participated in the "People's State of the Union," which he described as a populist alternative to Trump's address.
Ruffalo isn't the only high-profile entertainer who's thrown their support behind Sanders. Rapper Cardi B, singers Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus, and Susan Sarandon have all praised Sanders's 2020 presidential bid.
After much deliberation and with an open heart and mind, I have decided to put my full support behind Bernie Sanders' bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The truth is that everything that is most exciting about our Democratic candidates are things Bernie has advocated for during his entire career and in the 2016 election.
Health care for all as a human right...Bernie. Making fighting climate change an absolute priority...Bernie. Equal opportunity education for all and student debt relief for all...Bernie. Fighting corporate greed and corruption...Bernie. Fighting the fossil fuel industry and making sure we keep climate-killing fossil fuels in the ground...Bernie. Non-corporate, people-financed political campaigns...Bernie. Ending American imperialism in our foreign policy...Bernie. Fighting for trade deals that lift the middle class and workers throughout the world over corporate power...Bernie. Uniting people around fairness, justice, racial equality, gender and sexual equality...Bernie.
He is the original progressive from the VERY BEGINNING of his career. And Bernie's campaign is our best chance at beating Trump, and beyond that, bringing an end to this corrupt system we are all living in.
That is why I'd like to ask you to do something important today:
Can you join me in supporting Bernie today by adding your name as an endorser of his campaign? Bernie is counting on a movement built by people like you and me in order to win this election and bring about the changes our country needs.
Bernie has always been who he is today. He has always done the right thing for people and he has never let political winds dictate his positions. That is fresh and real and it adds credibility to what we are doing together on this campaign.
He has shown us throughout his career he has the courage of his convictions. Bernie didn’t come to these positions because the Democratic Party was moving this way. He articulated what so many of us have longed for, what so many Americans know we need, and brought the nation and the Democrats to get behind his vision.
That is the kind of leadership we need today, and that is why I need to ask:
Can you add your name to endorse Bernie's campaign today? Show you are part of the movement that is going to transform this country when we are in the White House.
I proudly and humbly give my support to Bernie Sanders. He will make an excellent and historic president in the very moment we are ready for it and need it most.
Thank you for being a part of this campaign.
In solidarity,
Mark Ruffalo
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