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Sanders cheers on progressive candidates ahead of midterms, says polling shows voters 'tired of the status quo'

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Independent senator Bernie Sanders cheered on progressive congressional candidates who have been on the rise in some states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections during an interview on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' Sunday. 'Whether it’s Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont, or anyplace else in this country ... the polling indicates this, the people are sick and tired of the status quo,' Sanders said. 'There’s no debate — there is a strong division within the Democratic Party,' Sanders said. 'What is getting these guys, we are winning all over this country. ... People are sick and tired of the Rahm Emanuels and Democratic establishment and Republican establishment.'