Bernie Sanders Launches <br />2020 Presidential Campaign The Independent senator made the announcement on <br />Vermont public radio. Bernie Sanders, via Vermont Public Radio The 77-year-old has already received over $1 million in campaign donations. Despite losing to Hillary Clinton in 2016, Sanders has since emerged as one of the nation's most recognizable and respected senators. In just the last year, he pressured Amazon into raising its <br />minimum wage to $15 an hour and worked with Republicans on calling for an end to America's role <br />in the war in Yemen. His proposals such as medicare-for-all have been adopted by many in the Democratic party, including by some who have declared their own presidential <br />candidacies in 2020.
