Bernie Sanders’ Problem With Public Fear and Friendliness

Kevin C. Peterson
4 min readMar 4, 2020
Sanders’s presidential campaign is often criticized because of its connection to socialism and his irascibe persona (Photo Credit: Getty Images)

By Kevin C. Peterson

In the wake of his under performance during Super Tuesday’s multi-state primaries, Bernie Sanders, presumed until now to be a presidential frontrunner, is facing two problems: fear and friendliness.

Let’s take fear first.

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Kevin C. Peterson

Kevin Peterson is founder of the New Democracy Coalition and Convener of the Fanueil Hall Race and Reconciliation Project. He is a social and cultural critic.