Sen. Bernie Sanders compares his voting record former to VP Joe Biden’s in an exclusive interview with ABC’s jonkarl: “I don’t think there’s much question about who’s more progressive.” Watch the full interview this morning on ThisWeekABC
Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed back against former Vice President Joe Biden's claim that he has"the most progressive record" of any candidate in the Democratic presidential field, citing Biden's votes as a member of the U.S. Senate as evidence that his views were not always in line with the nation's liberals.
"Joe voted for the war in Iraq, I led the effort against it. Joe voted for NAFTA and permanent trade relations, trade agreements with China. I led the effort against that. Joe voted for the deregulation of Wall Street, I voted against that," the senator recounted, after first noting that he considers Biden"a good friend" and was not there to"attack him."
The former vice president, who represented Delaware in the Senate for 36 years prior to his elevation to the country's second-highest office, was responding to criticisms by the"new left" -- the increasing wave of liberal Democrats, many of whom cite Sanders' 2016 presidential run as inspiration for their views -- when he touted his"progressive record" before a home state audience in a March speech.
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