US Senator Bernie Sanders calls for overhaul of Democratic Party

Former US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called for a “transformation” of his political party to win more support among the American public.

Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Sanders said in order to reconnect with people, Democrats need to focus on the working class and fight big money interests.

“We need a total transformation,” said the 75-year-old Senator from the state of Vermont.

“We need to open up the party to working people, to young people and make it crystal clear that the Democratic Party is going to take on Wall Street, it’s going to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, it’s going to take on corporate America that is shutting down plants in this country and moving our jobs abroad,” he added.

Fresh off of a divisive leadership election, Democrats are still recovering from a disastrous run under former President Barack Obama, which saw them lose the White House and both houses of Congress to Republicans.

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