The revolution is real, but it's unclear whether Bernie Sanders will lead it

The revolution is real, but it’s not clear Bernie is going to lead it.

Democrats across the board are embracing the policies of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — Medicare for all, legal marijuana and free college — but primary results underscore that the 2016 presidential candidate is struggling to emerge as a kingmaker in the party.

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Liberals on Tuesday defeated an establishment-backed House candidate in Nebraska, a mainstream gubernatorial candidate in Idaho and a moderate House candidate in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. But Sanders and the outside group he inspired, Our Revolution, were not involved in those campaigns.

Instead, two House candidates backed by Sanders in Pennsylvania lost on the same night to candidates who supported his position of health care for all.

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