Bernie Sanders 'Would Have Won,' Progressives Say—Again

Supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders , who ran for president in 2016 and 2020, have again suggested he "would have won" the 2024 presidential election if he were the Democratic nominee instead of Vice President Kamala Harris .

Following President-elect Donald Trump 's election victory, in which he secured the Electoral College and popular vote, Sanders—an independent who caucuses with Democrats—issued a statement on Wednesday criticizing the Democratic party.

"It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them," Sanders wrote. "First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well."

He chastised Democratic leadership for defending "the status quo," noting that Americans "are angry and want change. And they're right."

In the days after Harris' loss, supporters of Sanders posted online criticizing the party, arguing that Sanders and his platform would have performed better.

Briahna Joy Gray, a podcast host and Sanders's former press secretary, criticized the Democratic economic platform in a post on X, formerly Twitter , writing, "Imagine if they [voters] could say 'tax the rich, free healthcare, living wage,'" adding, "anyway, Bernie would've won."

Other users, such as Reverend Cheri DiNovo, Current Affairs editor Nathan Robinson, comedian Jeremy McLellan, and community organizer Angelica Dueñas, also posted on X that "Bernie would have won."