Bernie Sanders promises 'political revolution' in victory speech
US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has branded his decisive victory in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire as a rebuff to “establishment politics” and the beginning of a “political revolution” in the United States.
“[What] voters here in New Hampshire confirmed tonight is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution," Sanders said in a rousing victory speech Tuesday night. "It is a political revolution that will bring tens of millions of our people together."
Sanders addressed all of his core talking points on the campaign trail, from his small-donation campaign support to single-payer healthcare and to his stand against Wall Street and billionaires.
“The people of New Hampshire have sent a profound message to the political establishment, the economic establishment, and the media establishment. What the people here have said is that given the enormous crises facing our country, it is just too late for the same-old, same-old establishment politics and establishment economics,” he said.
The self-described socialist candidate also said he looked forward to the general election in November in an implicit challenge to Hillary Clinton, who has long been the presumed party nominee.
"Tonight, with what appears to be a record-breaking voter turnout, because of a huge voter turnout, and I say huge, we won," he said. "Because we harnessed the energy and the excitement that the Democratic Party will need to succeed in November."
The Vermont senator promised to rein in the “greed, the recklessness, and the illegal behavior of Wall Street” which he said “drove our economy to its knees.” “The American people bailed out Wall Street, now it's wall Street's time to help the middle class.”
Sanders also denounced the high incarceration rate in the United States, which “disproportionately” affects the minorities.
“And when we talk about transforming America, it means ending the disgrace of this country having more people in jail than any other country in the world disproportionately African-American and Latino,” the candidate said.
“Not only are we going to fight to end institutional racism and a broken criminal justice system, we are going to provide jobs and education for our young people, not jails and incarceration,” he stated.
Sanders emerged victorious with 59.5 percent in New Hampshire, while Clinton, who claimed a laser-thin victory in the Iowa caucuses, received 38.7 percent of the vote.
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