Sanders campaign moves to capitalize on ‘I wrote the damn bill’ moment
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}DETROIT -- Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t waste any time trying to capitalize on one of the most talked-about moments in the first of two back-to-back Democratic presidential nomination debates in Detroit.
The populist independent senator from Vermont spent much of the first 30 minutes of the debate teaming up with fellow progressive standard-bearer Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in defending their "Medicare-for-all" proposals against fierce attacks from many of their more centrist rivals on the debate stage.
SANDERS, WARREN, STAND THEIR GROUND, PUCH BACK, AGAINST WITHERING ATTACKS ON MEDICARE-FOR-ALL
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Right off the bat, Sanders succinctly responded to the charge from former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland that running on a government-run, single-payer health care system that would eliminate the private insurance currently held by some 150 million Americans would help “get Trump re-elected.”
“You’re wrong,” Sanders shot back.
Minutes later, Sanders punched back at Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio – who claimed the senator from Vermont didn’t really know “Medicare-for-all” would provide coverage better than the current plans Americans would lose if the country moved to a single-payer system.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I do know. And I wrote the damn bill,” Sanders snapped.
Sanders’ answer went viral and his campaign quickly took action – sending out an email to their massive list of supporters.
The campaign offered to send donors who give any amount of money their new “I Wrote the Damn Bill” sticker.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News reached out to the Sanders campaign on Wednesday morning but no word yet on how much they’ve raised off their new pitch.