As the Democratic presidential race heats up, President Trump and his allies are making favorable comments about one of his rivals, Bernie Sanders.
As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: Donald Trump.
As the Democratic primary campaign intensifies before the first contests to decide the nominee, Trump and his allies have issued a series of curiously favorable comments about Sanders. They’ve played up the Vermont senator’s electoral strength and fundraising prowess. And they’ve suggested that if Sanders doesn’t secure the nomination, it will be because the party rigged the primary against him.
Though Trump and Sanders are at odds on most major issues, they have some striking similarities. Both rose to political prominence without the backing of their respective party’s establishment but now wield significant influence over those parties’ policy positions. Both have forged visceral connections with lower income voters, in part by pledging to revamp trade policies that they say have hurt American workers.
“There’s a very short list of candidates I trust,” said Campbell, who is volunteering in Iowa for Sanders before the Feb. 3 caucus.
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