"Listen closely, and this is what they will tell you," Sanders predicted of the debate.
"They want to give more tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires at a time when the rich are getting much richer. … Essentially, when you watch that debate, just imagine if you are one of the wealthiest people in this country and extremely greedy and selfish, and you're going to have 10 candidates more or less talking about your needs and not the needs of the working people."
It’s clear that Sanders’ take on the debate resonated with many: the candidate gained over 10K new followers during the live-tweeted conversation.
— Iowa for Bernie (@Iowa4Bernie) August 7, 2015
Sanders, surprising even himself, actually agreed with Senator Rand Paul on fighting terrorism while protecting the constitution, as he discussed domestic government surveillance.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 7, 2015
Perhaps even more shockingly, Sanders admitted that Donald Trump, with his hands flying about like he was making up a new sign language, was correct in his support of a national single-payer health system.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 7, 2015
Mainly, though, Sanders criticised the GOP’s avoidance of issues such as making college more affordable, economic equality, criminal justice reform, and climate change.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 7, 2015
The Democratic presidential hopeful also called out Scott Walker on his “repeal Obamacare” sentiments, which would throw millions of people off of their health insurance, and jabbed Jeb Bush about how he wants more of the same as his brother, who cost the country millions of jobs.
Following the debate, Sanders delivered the most retweeted GOP debate tweet of the entire evening, with nearly 25,000 retweets.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 7, 2015
The second place tweet was sent by Clinton: a plea for donations that came in with 5,000 retweets.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 7, 2015
Sanders seems to have his social media game on-point, and it is clear that Clinton is going to have her work cut out for her when she takes the stage to debate her outspoken challenger in October.
