Bernie Sanders: Democrats should not court far-right ‘racist, sexist’ voters

Senator says nonetheless Democrats should appeal to millions of ... working-class people' who can't afford healthcare or tuition

Democrats should give up trying to appeal to racist, sexist or homophobic voters on the far right even as their party tries to preserve thin majorities in both congressional chambers, the progressive US senator Bernie Sanders said on Sunday.

Sanders' remarks came during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press after host Chuck Todd asked a question about attempting to woo over supporters of Donald Trump, which include white nationalists who helped stage the deadly January 6 Capitol attack on the day that Congress certified the former Republican president's defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.