Grace_Wincer

Would you ever consider running for political office?

Hello Senator Sanders, I have a few different questions for you. First, as a bit of background for my questions: I am a Libertarian who supports your Presidential run.

When I first heard that you were entering the race, I and many others had no idea who you were, despite you being in politics for a significant amount of time. Since joining the race for Presidency, you have become very famous on social media and the internet, but traditional media seems to be largely ignoring you. Combined with this, you don't have the financial backing equal to many others running for the Presidency, and being labeled a "socialist" may scare off many potential voters. How do you specifically plan to overcome these obstacles and become someone that American voters can know and have an informed opinion on? Additionally, I am just 2 months too young to vote in the 2016 Presidential election. What can people like myself do to help support your campaign without being able to vote or contribute much financially?

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If elected, you would be facing a largely stagnant and gridlocked congress, that has been shown to be consistently against your views. Many of your ideas that you propose would actually hurt their ability to get re-elected and make large amounts of money as representatives. How would you overcome this to actually implement new laws, instead of getting stopped by Congress? Additionally, what would you do to ensure this isn't a problem in future years, such as addressing Gerry mandering.

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Finally, I have a question on gun control. I largely agree with every other position you have, but your stance on gun control seems unclear to me. You are rated an F by the NRA, but from what I have read, that is a largely unfair assessment. I am against most forms of gun control and would like you to specifically state your stances on various elements of it, such as psychological/background checks, waiting periods, limitations on magazine capacities, age limits for owning and firing guns, a potential ban on rifles, and finally states' rights in deciding the matter.

I look forward to reading your responses to this AMA, and your position in the coming race.

I'm aware of the meme, and I know he's joked about running before, but I'd like to know if he's seriously considering it.