The host of 'The Young Turks,' Cenk Uygur, filed to run for California's 25th congressional district—which was vacated by former Congresswoman Katie Hill—on the day after he endorsed Bernie Sanders.
Uygur also said the Sanders' strategy will be quicker and more effective in passing major, progressive legislation.
"I think the right tack is revolution, not reform. And by revolution, I mean a political revolution, obviously," Uygur explained."I don't want to negotiate with this current system. I think it will take too long and I don't think it's the right strategy." He also said that when no one had the courage to go after Hillary Clinton in 2016, Sanders raised his hand and said"I'll do it."
"He is a rock," Uygur said of Sanders."If he fought for us for 40 years, we owe it to him now to fight for him."was created in 2002, launching from the Sirius Satellite Radio network with the goal of starting a liberal-leaning political and entertainment show. This morphed into a daily news video show on YouTube in 2015 which then expanded into more networks and shows.has amassed over 8 billion views and over 13 million subscribers across their platforms.
Uygur founded Justice Democrats in January 2017, a grassroots organization that encourages more liberal contenders., the political commentator's career had a wide trajectory that began with graduating from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attending Columbia Law School. He then worked as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York.
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