Bernie Sanders Calls Media out for Not Covering ‘Major Issues Facing the Country’

‘There is more coverage about the political gossip of a campaign, about raising money’

STELTER: "With your campaign now a few weeks in, are you finding that the media is taking it seriously or are you finding they’re using you only as a foil to Hillary Clinton to get headlines?"
SANDERS: "I think we are doing pretty well. And I think the media — we have gotten more serious discussion on our issues than I might have thought about. But this is what I worry about. In terms of campaign coverage... "
STELTER: "Yes."
SANDERS: "... there is more coverage about the political gossip of a campaign, about raising money, about polling, about somebody saying something dumb, or some kid works for a campaign sends out something stupid on Facebook, right? We can expect that to be a major story. But what your job is, what the media’s job is, is to say, look, these are the major issues facing the country. We’re a democracy. People have different points of view. Let’s argue it."

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